Definition of "invasive exotic" [invasive exotic]

• A species or an individual of a species that is foreign to an environment and that, when introduced to that environment, outcompetes native species. (noun)

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• "He was obsessed with this rogue plant, an invasive exotic from South Africa that was out-competing the delicate native grasses everywhere, upsetting the fine balance of life among the desert plants he loved."