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adventive

/ədˈvɛntɪv/ UK
/ədˈvɛntɪv/ US
/ədˈvɛntəv/

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Borrowed from Latin adventīvus, from adveniō (“to come (to)”) + -īvus (verbal-adjective suffix).

adjective more adventive · most adventive

Accidental.
archaic Adventitious. For Hvmane Knovvledge, Which Concernes the mind, it hath two parts, the one that enquireth of The Svbstance, Or Natvre Of The Sovle Or Mind; The other, that enquireth of the Facvlties Or Fvnctions Thereof: vnto the firſt of theſe, the conſiderations of the Originall of the ſoule, whether it be Natiu
Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.

noun adventives

A non-native plant that has become naturalized. Such interlopers are known as exotics, adventives, or aliens, all terms that may be considered synonymous with "nasty.

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@misc{adventive_2026,
  title = {adventive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adventive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}