adventive

Definition of Adventive in English :

1. adventive

not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized

Example Sentences:
'an adventive weed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adventive

adjective

1.

(of a species) introduced to a new area and not yet established there; exotic

noun

2.

such a plant or animal

adjective

1.

not native to the environment; rarely or imperfectly naturalized

noun

2.

an adventive plant or animal

adj.

Not native to and not fully established in a new habitat or environment; locally or temporarily naturalized: an adventive weed.

n.

An adventive organism.