invasive

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

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