Ruderal

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  • adjective. Colonizing or thriving in areas that have been disturbed, as by fire or cultivation.
  • noun. A species, especially a plant, that colonizes or thrives in disturbed areas.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In botany, growing in waste places or among rubbish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil
  • noun. A plant tending to volunteer in disturbed soil.
  • adjective. That grows in rubbish or poor soil
  • Word Usage
    "Such remnants are expected to lose a significant part of their biodiversity due to the increase of lianas and ruderal species."
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