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• Wilding — may refer to:;People *Tony Wilding *Michael Wilding *Peter Wilding *Faith Wilding *Rav Wilding *Alison Wilding *Dorothy Wilding *Barbara Wilding *George Wilding *Mark Wilding *Michael Wilding (writer);Fictional characters *Coral Wilding, a… …   Wikipedia

• Wilding conifer — Wilding conifers, also known as wilding pines, are invasive tree species in New Zealand.In the South Island, they threaten 210,000 hectares of land administered by the Department of Conservation. The wilding conifers are considered to be a threat …   Wikipedia

• Wilding — Wild ing, n. (Bot.) A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The fruit of the tree . . . is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wilding — [wīl′diŋ] n. 1. a) a wild plant; esp., a wild apple tree b) its fruit 2. a plant originally cultivated, but growing wild 3. Rare a wild animal adj. Old Poet. not cultivated or domesticated; wild …   English World dictionary

• Wilding — This interesting surname, with variant spellings Willding and Wilden, has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may derive from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name Wilding or as a nickname for a wild one from the Old English wilde… …   Surnames reference

• wilding — /wuyl ding/, n. 1. a wild apple tree. 2. its fruit. 3. any plant that grows wild. 4. a plant, originally cultivated, that now grows wild; an escape. 5. a wild animal. adj. 6. not cultivated or domesticated; wild. [1515 25; WILD + ING3] * * * …   Universalium

• wilding — noun a) A wild apple or apple tree. Oft from the forrest wildings he did bring, / Whose sides empurpled were with smiling red [...]. b) Any plant that grows wild, a wildflower …   Wiktionary

• wilding — wild·ing || waɪldɪŋ n. act of committing violent and aggressive crimes against innocent bystanders (such as rape, physical assault, etc.) n. wild apple tree; wild apple; wild plant; wild animal adj. wild, growing wild …   English contemporary dictionary

• wilding — wilding1 [ wʌɪldɪŋ] noun US informal the activity by a gang of youths of going on a violent rampage in a public place, attacking people at random. wilding2 [ wʌɪldɪŋ] (also wildling lɪŋ) noun a wild plant, especially an apple tree descended from… …   English new terms dictionary

• wilding — wild•ing [[t]ˈwaɪl dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) bot a wild apple tree 2) bot its fruit 3) bot any plant that grows wild 4) bot a plant originally cultivated that now grows wild; an escape 5) a wild animal 6) sts a spree of violent criminal activity 7) not… …   From formal English to slang

• scarb-tree — ˈskärbˌtrē noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete scrab tree, from scrab crab apple (probably of Scandinavian origin) + tree : wilding 1a …   Useful english dictionary