Definition of ADVENTIVE

adventive

Meanings

Plural: adventives

Adjective Satellite

  • not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized
    • "an adventive weed"

Adj

  • Accidental.
  • Adventitious.
  • Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.

Noun

  • A non-native plant that has become naturalized.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 16

adventive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
adventive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adventive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

adventive is a valid Words With Friends word