agrestal

[uh-gres-tl] /əˈgrɛs tl/

Word Origin

adjective

of or relating to plants growing wild in fields and uncultivated areas.

Origin of agrestal

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) + -al¹

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British Dictionary definitions for agrestal

agrestal

/əˈɡrɛstəl/

adjective

(of uncultivated plants such as weeds) growing on cultivated land

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Contemporary definitions for agrestal

adjective

growing wild in fields

Word Origin

L. agrestis

Usage Note

botany

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