invasive
- Adjective. that invades a foreign country using military force.
- Adjective. (context, of a plant or animal) that invades a habitat to the detriment of native species.
- Adjective. (medicine) (''of a carcinoma etc'') that invades healthy tissue; (''of a procedure'') in which part of the body is entered.
- Adjective. intruding on one's privacy, or trespassing.
- Noun. An invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.
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