agrestal
/əˈɡrɛst(ə)l
/adjective Botany
Growing wild in cultivated fields.They analyse for example how marsh beds, pond and agrestal plants develop, they experiment and document the results of the latest research....
- Plants easily adapt to a multitude of agrestal and ruderal habitats.
- They are classified as ruderal weeds (= of waste places) and agrestal weeds (= of cultivated lands).
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin agrestis 'relating to the country' (see agrestic) + -al.