Occurrence in a particular area (e.g., country) is due to deliberate or inadvertent human introduction. Populations may now be self-sustaining. Such species are also sometimes referred to as nonindigenous or nonnative.
Describes a plant (i.e., most weeds) or animal that is not native to the region in question, having originated in another region.
of plants that are not native; alien.
foreign; originating on a continent other than North America.
Native somewhere else (adjective). Kangaroos are exotic species as far as inhabitants of North America are concerned, but they are not exotic in Australia. Same as alien and foreign. If you want to say that some species present here has come here from somewhere else, then the word adventive is appropriate because it means exactly that.
Plant which is not native or endemic to a region
Strictly speaking, a plant which is not native to the area, but popularly any unusual or striking plant, like those grown from GreenWeb seeds!.
refers to an organism from another zoogeographic region; usually applied to species from another country or continent
A plant that naturally grows in another region, state, country, or continent.
Not native; foreign. even-flow harvest. A harvesting scheme designed to extract exactly the same volume of wood fiber each period.
(in Foreign Exchange markets) the currencies of emerging market countries.
Not native to the area in question. Anton. Indigenous. ( BCFT).
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
an organism that is not native to a certain area but is foreign or imported
Same as non-native. Plants that evolved somewhere else, usually Europe and Asia, and were brought to North America. They are often thought of as bad, and many are invasive, but many grow just fine here without dominating habitats.
not native to the place where found
Species of plant or animal found in a region where it does not occur naturally.
Refers to species of plants or animals that are not native to a particular region into which they have moved or invaded. Eurasian watermilfoil is an exotic plant invader.
In this handbook exotic refers to trees that come from outside the area and are foreign to users. Generally it is a reference to trees that are not native to Tanzania. However, in some cases farmers refer to trees as exotic if they are not local to their particular area.
Not native or indigenous. Also see invasive.
Another term for an alien species.
Foreign species or matter which did not originate in a landscape. In botany, exotic plants are those that have been carried to an area by humans from a distant location. In geology, exotic rocks are those that are not of the local bedrock and have arrived to a terrain by a force such as ice sheet movement.
a species of animal that is not native to the State of Virginia - sometimes used to denote a species that invades and takes over native species habitat
Usually refering to a wild animal from another country or a non-domesticated animal that is bred in captivity to be kept as pets. The term "exotic" is now used (incorrectly) to identify all pets that are not livestock or cats or dogs.
A plant species which is not native to the country in which it is being grown (eg a Eucalyptus tree in India or a Cactus in England).
of plants and animals: not native to Australia, introduced
From another part of the world; foreign; not native.
not native to the place they are found.
An organism or species that is not native to the region in which it is found.
an animal or group of animals introduced into an environment or locality to which they are not native.
An organism or species that is not native to the continental United States; synonymous with "alien."
Introduced through human activity to an area; from a foreign location.
Introduced from another country
Nonindigenous to a region or country
Any species of plant that has been introduced to the wetland (non-native). This definition implies that all exotic species are weeds. However, not all weed species may be of sufficient significance to warrant control.
refers to plants that are not native to an area. These plants may be from another country or from another part of Canada i.e. Mahonia is from BC but grows in Ontario.
means originating outside of an area, such as an exotic species.
An organism or a plant introduced from one country to another.
a plant or animal that has been introduced to a region in which it does not naturally occur
1. Introduced species of plant or animal, not native. 2. Introduced, not native
refers to a species that is foreign to a geographic area and usually alienated from its natural competitors and predators. Facultative: refers to the ability to change metabolic pathways (i.e. aerobic and anaerobic) given the environmental conditions.
any foreign organism which is introduced to an area
non-native; refers to an organism that has been introduced into an area.
not native, introduced to an area by humans.
a non-native species of plant or animal that has been introduced.
An introduced, or non-native, insect or pathogen.
Wood imported from countries with climates different from that in North America are considered exotic. For example, Santos Mahogany (Cabreuva), Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) and Sapele are exotic species, whereas Maple and Oak are indigenous.
A general status category for a species that has been moved beyond their natural range as a result of human activity. In this report, Exotic species have been purposefully excluded from all other categories.
Foreign species or matter which di...
Tree introduced from overseas.
unique dramatic elements native to another country