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/nɒnˈneɪtɪv/ · adjective
Not native; not indigenous to a particular area; foreign; invasive..
Use purple three-awn grass to replace the overused, invasive non-native weedy Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima).
The economy is at full employment and the state is flush with tax revenue but their social media feeds depict a country overrun with “non-native” predators such as Jozef Puska, a Slovak man convicted earlier this month of murdering a teacher, Ashling Murphy, in 2022.
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Non-native means Not native; not indigenous to a particular area; foreign; invasive..
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Use purple three-awn grass to replace the overused, invasive non-native weedy Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima).
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