adventive

adj
/ədˈvɛntɪv/UK/ədˈvɛntɪv/US/ədˈvɛntəv/

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from adventīvus

Definitions

  1. Accidental.

  2. Adventitious.

  3. Of a plant

    Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. 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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA