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adventive

ad·ven·tive

UK/ədˈvɛntɪv/ US/ədˈvɛntɪv/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized

  • “an adventive weed”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin adventīvus, from adveniō (“to come (to)”) + -īvus (verbal-adjective suffix).

Phrases

  • adventive species

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