subspontaneous
/ (ˌsʌbspɒnˈteɪnɪəs) /
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adjective
(of a plant species, such as rhododendron) spreading naturally after having originally been introduced
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How to use subspontaneous in a sentence
Authors who have seen the species in the East do not hesitate to say that it is subspontaneous.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De CandolleMany floras of the south of Europe speak of it as a subspontaneous or naturalized species.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De CandolleUsually they indicate the carob tree, as cultivated and subspontaneous, or nearly wild.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle