[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 1 Oct. 2023.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. adventive, accessed October 1, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventive.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Adventive. In The Effin Word. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adventive