adventive
pronunciation
How to pronounce adventive in British English:
UK [æd'ventɪv]
How to pronounce adventive in American English:
US [æd'ventɪv]
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- Adjective:
- not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized
Word Origin
Example
- 1. This is a primarily c asian variant , now adventive elsewhere .
- 2. The process itself is referred to as adventive embryogenesis .
- 3. European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves ; adventive in the eastern united states .
- 4. Yellow-flowered european plant that grows on old walls and in waste places ; an adventive weed in north america .