Noun: wilding wI(-u)l-ding
- A wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
"The wilding apple trees in the abandoned orchard produced small, tart fruit"
- [N. Amer] An outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women
"The community was shocked by reports of wilding in the park"
- A wild plant or animal, especially one growing or living in a cultivated area
"The gardener removed the wildings that had sprouted among the roses";
- wildling
Derived forms: wildings
Type of: flora, plant, plant life, rampage, violent disorder
Encyclopedia: Wilding, Michael