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wilding
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wild·ing  (wldng)
n.
1. A plant that grows wild or has escaped from cultivation, especially a wild apple tree or its fruit.
2. A wild animal.
3. Slang The act or practice of going about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others.
adj.
1. Growing wild; not cultivated.
2. Undomesticated.

[From wild.]

wilding [ˈwaɪldɪŋ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an uncultivated plant, esp the crab apple, or a cultivated plant that has become wild
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a wild animal Also called wildling
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wilding - a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant
2.wilding - an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
rampage, violent disorder - violently angry and destructive behavior


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