adventive

[ ad-ven-tiv ]

adjective
  1. not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.

noun
  1. an adventive plant or animal.

Origin of adventive

1
1595–1605, for an earlier sense; <Latin advent(us) advance, incursion (see advent) + -ive

Other words from adventive

  • ad·ven·tive·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for adventive

adventive

/ (ədˈvɛntɪv) biology /


adjective
  1. (of a species) introduced to a new area and not yet established there; exotic

noun
  1. such a plant or animal

  • Abbreviation: casual

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Scientific definitions for adventive

adventive

[ ăd-vĕntĭv ]


  1. 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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