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agrestal

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a⋅gres⋅tal

[uh-gres-tl]
–adjective
of or pertaining to plants growing wild in fields and uncultivated areas.

Origin:
1600–10; < L agrest(is) pertaining to fields, rural, rustic (by dissimilation from *agrestris, equiv. to agr-, s. of ager field + -estris adj. suffix) + -al 1
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Main Entry:  agrestal
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  growing wild in fields
Etymology:  L. agrestis
Usage:  botany
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