[ad-VEN-tiv]
adj
Not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.
I had trouble explaining to the FBI how the weed plants were native to my backyard and not adventive at all.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Adventive.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventive. Accessed 24 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “adventive”, accessed May 24, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventive.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Adventive. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 24, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventive