noun
- plants that grow in disturbed soil or waste places
Usage: botanical; plural form
Examples
- Ruderals quickly colonized the abandoned lot.
- Dandelions and plantains are common ruderals in urban areas.
- The construction site was soon covered with ruderals.
- These ruderals thrive in poor, compacted soil.
- Botanists study how ruderals adapt to harsh conditions.
- The parking lot cracks were filled with small ruderals.