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adventive
[ad-ven-tiv]
adjective
not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.
noun
an adventive plant or animal.
adventive
/ əˈɛԳɪ /
adjective
(of a species) introduced to a new area and not yet established there; exotic
noun
such a plant or animal
adventive
Not native to and not fully established in a new habitat or environment. An adventive plant may be locally or temporarily naturalized without finding conditions that allow it to spread more widely.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- adventively adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adventive1
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Species mostly adventive or naturalized from Europe, with many hybrids.
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Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; Ð applied to foreign plants.
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