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ruderal definition

ru·deral (ro̵̅o̅′dər əl)

noun

any weedy plant growing in waste places or in rubbish, along the wayside, etc.

Etymology: < ModL ruderalis, growing in rubble < L rudus (gen. ruderis), rubbish (see rude) + -alis, -al

adjective

weedy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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