agrestal, a.
(əˈgrɛstəl)
[f. L. agrest-is (see agrest) + -al1.]
= agrestial a. Also as n.
| 1858 H. C. Watson Cyb. Brit. III. 183 A well-established agrestal weed. 1863 J. G. Baker N. Yorkshire xiv. 183 To designate the different kinds of locality we may employ a series of adjectives such as sylvestral, pratal, pascual, ericetal, uliginal, agrestal. 1926 G. C. Druce in J. J. Walker Nat. Hist. Oxf. Distr. 116 Naturally these Agrestals are not the same from one century to another. Ibid. 117 Closely allied to the Agrestal are the Ruderal species. |