ruderal plant

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• ruderal Botany — [ ru:d(ə)r(ə)l] adjective (of a plant) growing on waste ground or among rubbish. noun a ruderal plant. Origin C19: from mod. L. ruderalis, from L. rudera, plural of rudus rubble …   English new terms dictionary

• ruderal — /rooh deuhr euhl/, Bot. adj. 1. (of a plant) growing in waste places, along roadsides or in rubbish. n. 2. a ruderal plant. [1855 60; < NL ruderalis, equiv. to L ruder (s. of rudus broken stone, rubble) + alis AL1] * * * …   Universalium

• ruderal — ru•der•al [[t]ˈru dər əl[/t]] adj. 1) bot (of a plant) growing in waste places, along roadsides, or in rubbish 2) bot a ruderal plant • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL rūderālis < L rūder (s. of rūdus broken stone, rubble …   From formal English to slang

• ruderal — adj. & n. adj. (of a plant) growing on or in rubbish or rubble. n. a ruderal plant. Etymology: mod.L ruderalis f. L rudera pl. of rudus rubble …   Useful english dictionary

• ruderal — [ro͞o′dər əl] n. [< ModL ruderalis, growing in rubble < L rudus (gen. ruderis), rubbish (see RUDE) + alis, AL] any weedy plant growing in waste places or in rubbish, along the wayside, etc. adj. weedy …   English World dictionary

• Ruderal species — A ruderal species is a plant species that is first to colonise disturbed lands. The disturbance may be natural (e.g., wildfires or avalanches), or due to human influence constructional (e.g., road construction, building construction or mining),… …   Wikipedia

• ruderal — I. adjective Etymology: New Latin ruderalis, from Latin ruder , rudus rubble Date: circa 1858 growing where the natural vegetational cover has been disturbed by humans < ruderal weeds of old fields and roadsides > II. noun Date: circa 1928 a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ruderal — 1. noun a) Any plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil b) A plant tending to volunteer in disturbed soil. 2. adjective That grows in rubbish or poor soil …   Wiktionary

• ruderal — adj. growing in rubbish or wasteland or garbage dump (of a plant) n. plant that grows in rubbish or wasteland or garbage dump …   English contemporary dictionary

• ru|der|al — «ROO duhr uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. growing in rubbish or waste places: »a ruderal plant, ruderal vegetation. –n. a ruderal weed: »... ruderals of open ground (New Scientist). ╂[< New Latin ruderalis < Latin rūdera (plural of rūdus… …   Useful english dictionary

• Desmos chinensis — Desmos chinensis; detail of the flower Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …   Wikipedia