English Explanatory Dictionary

adventive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Accidental.
  2. Adventitious.
  3. Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.
noun
  1. A non-native plant that has become naturalized.

Pronunciation

/ədˈvɛntɪv/ /ədˈvɛntəv/

Word forms

adventive more adventive most adventive adventives

Etymology

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

Derived words

adventively adventive species
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