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Not indigenous, but apparently becoming naturalized.
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Introduced to the country. Not endemic
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Arrived in the geographical area specified from somewhere else by any means (adjective); not native (non-indigenous) to the area in which it has arrived. Because of its usefulness, this expression deserves far wider use in the literature than it has obtained.
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a. (L. advenire, to arrive) a plant that is not native to the environment.
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A species that is not native and has been introduced into the area but has not become permanently established.
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not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; "an adventive weed"
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an exotic plant that is introduced and naturalized.
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introduced to an area recently. cf. introduced, naturalised.
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