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agrestal
[
uh
-
gres
-tl]
/əˈgrɛs tl/
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adjective
1.
of or relating to plants growing wild in fields and uncultivated areas.
Origin of
agrestal
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Latin
1600-1610
1600-10;
<
Latin
agrest(is
) pertaining to fields, rural, rustic (by dissimilation from
*agrestris,
equivalent to
agr-,
stem of
ager
field +
-estris
adj. suffix) +
-al
1
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British Dictionary definitions for
agrestal
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agrestal
/
əˈɡrɛstəl
/
adjective
1.
(of uncultivated plants such as weeds) growing on cultivated land
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Contemporary definitions for
agrestal
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adjective
growing wild in fields
Word Origin
L. agrestis
Usage Note
botany
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