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ru·der·al

(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.]
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ruderal

(ˈruːdərəl)
n
(Botany) a plant that grows on waste ground
adj
(Botany) growing in waste places
[C19: from New Latin rūderālis, from Latin rūdus rubble]
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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]
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