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ad·ven·tive A0103600 (ăd-vĕn′tĭv)adj. Not native to and not fully established in a new habitat or environment; locally or temporarily naturalized: an adventive weed.n. An adventive organism. [From Latin adventus, arrival; see advent.] ad·ven′tive·ly adv.adventive (ədˈvɛntɪv) biologyadj (Biology) (of a species) introduced to a new area and not yet established there; exoticn (Biology) such a plant or animal Abbreviation: casualad•ven•tive (ædˈvɛn tɪv) adj. 1. not native and usu. not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals. n. 2. an adventive plant or animal. [1605–1615] ad•ven′tive•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | adventive - not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; "an adventive weed"foreign, strange - relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city" |
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adventive[ad′ven·tiv] (biology) An organism that is introduced accidentally and is imperfectly naturalized; not native. adventitious adventive
adventive (ăd-vĕn′tĭv)adj. Not native to and not fully established in a new habitat or environment; locally or temporarily naturalized: an adventive weed.n. An adventive organism. ad·ven′tive·ly adv.Adventive Ecology Referring to an organism which is not native to an ecosystem. Psychology Referring to a unique facet or anomaly in one's life history which did not follow the usual “trajectory”.LegalSeeCasualadventive
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