campestral

American  

[kam-pes-truhl] / kæmˈpɛs trəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to fields or open country.

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campestral British  

/ kæmˈpɛstrəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to open fields or country

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Etymology

Origin of campestral

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin campestr(is) “relating to fields or plains, flat, level,” equivalent to camp(us) “field” + -estris adjective suffix + -al ¹

Explanation

The adjective campestral is an uncommon way to describe something connected to the wide open countryside. You could describe a field full of wildflowers as campestral. When you need an impressive or scholarly way to describe a rural scene, use the word campestral. Acres of prairie grasses are campestral, and so are rolling green hills and bucolic country fields. Campestral is rooted in the Latin word campester, which means "of a field," and which in turn comes from campus, or "field."

Example Sentences

Engelmann and I have been noting the species truly indigenous here which, becoming ruderal or campestral, are increasing in the number of individuals instead of diminishing as the country becomes more settled and forests removed.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

This contained a liberal amount of sonorous words derived from the Latin, such as "campestral," "lapidescent," "obnubilate," and "adventitious."

From History of American Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post