Etymology

ruderal

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Today it means: Any plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil. Full definition →

New Latin rūderālis
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromrūderālis
  2. English todayruderal

Borrowed from New Latin rūderālis, from Latin rūdus (“rubble”).

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