ADVENTIVE

adventive

(adjective) not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; “an adventive weed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

adventive (comparative more adventive, superlative most adventive)

accidental

adventitious

(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.

Noun

adventive (plural adventives)

A non-native plant that has become naturalized.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ad*ven"tive, a.

1. Accidental.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Adventitious. Gray.

Ad*ven"tive, n.

Definition: A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant. [R.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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