adventive
adj/ədˈvɛntɪv/UK/ədˈvɛntɪv/US/ədˈvɛntəv/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adventīvus, from adveniō (“to come (to)”) + -īvus (verbal-adjective suffix).
- borrowed from adventīvus
Definitions
Accidental.
Adventitious.
Of a plant
Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.
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A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
- Such interlopers are known as exotics, adventives, or aliens, all terms that may be considered synonymous with "nasty.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for adventive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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