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Word: Adventive
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Bacon (1561–1626), lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher. From post-classical Latin adventivus (of a dowry) not derived from parents, of foreign origin from classical Latin advent-, past participial stem of advenīre + -īvus
Definition:
An adventive plant or animal.
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