INVASIVE

invasive

Noun

  1. An invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.

Adjective

  1. That invades a foreign country using military force.
  2. That grows in environments which do not harbor natural enemes, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
  3. (of a carcinoma etc) That invades healthy tissue; (of a procedure) in which part of the body is entered
  4. Intrusive on one's privacy.


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