"wildering" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wildering [comparative], most wildering [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} wildering (comparative more wildering, superlative most wildering)
  1. (poetic) Bewildering. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-wildering-en-adj-tiCMuy0J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: wilderings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wildering (plural wilderings)
  1. (botany) A plant growing in a state of nature, especially one that has run wild or escaped from cultivation. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-wildering-en-noun-Oso9m6nZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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