| Pronunciation: | | ad'ventiv
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[adj] not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; "an adventive weed" |
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ADVENTIVE is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | foreign |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ad*ven"tive\, a.
1. Accidental.
2. (Bot.) Adventitious. --Gray.
\Ad*ven"tive\, n.
A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant. [R.]
--Bacon.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | In botany terminology, describes a plant which has been introduced to an area recently, in particular since colonization by humans. |
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