different between introduced vs adventive

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nt???du?st/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nt???dju?st/
• Hyphenation: in?tro?duced

Verb

introduced

1. simple past tense and past participle of introduce

Adjective

introduced (not comparable)

1. (biology) Not native to a location; brought from another place.

   The prickly pear cactus is an introduced species in Australia.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advent?vus, from adveni? (“to come (to)”) +? -?vus (verbal-adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?v?nt?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?v?nt?v/
  • (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /?d?v?nt?v/

Adjective

adventive (comparative more adventive, superlative most adventive)

1. Accidental.
2. Adventitious.
3. (biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.

Noun

adventive (plural adventives)

1. A non-native plant that has become naturalized.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.v??.tiv/
• Homophone: adventives

Adjective

adventive

1. feminine singular of adventif