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ruderal
ru·der·al R0338600 (ro͞o′dər-əl) adj. Colonizing or thriving in areas that have been disturbed, as by fire or cultivation. n. A species, especially a plant, that colonizes or thrives in disturbed areas. [New Latin rūderālis, from Latin rūdus, rūder-, rubble, broken stones; possibly akin to German Grieß, grit, semolina, Lithuanian grūdas, grain, and Russian gruda, pile.] ruderal (ˈruːdərəl) n (Botany) a plant that grows on waste groundadj (Botany) growing in waste places[C19: from New Latin rūderālis, from Latin rūdus rubble]ru•der•al (ˈru dər əl) adj. 1. (of a plant) growing in waste places, along roadsides, or in rubbish. n. 2. a ruderal plant. [1855–60; < New Latin rūderālis < Latin rūder- (s. of rūdus broken stone, rubble] Translations
Ruderal
ruderal[′rüd·ə·rəl] (ecology) Growing on rubbish, or waste or disturbed places. A plant that thrives in such a habitat. Ruderal a plant that grows, as a rule, along fences and roads, at garbage dumps, and in other waste places. Examples are jimsonweed, henbane, nettle, burdock, and cocklebur. Ruderals have various adaptations (poisonous substances, thorns, stinging hairs) for protection from destruction by man and animals. Ruderals and segetal plants make up the weed group. ruderal
ruderal (ro͞o′dər-əl)adj. Colonizing or thriving in areas that have been disturbed, as by fire or cultivation.n. A species, especially a plant, that colonizes or thrives in disturbed areas.ruderal a plant living on waste land in built-up areas. |