not native
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For instance, efforts are under way to grow cocoa trees in places to which they’re not native, like Latin America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The ivy bee, a solitary species not native to Britain that was first documented in the country in 2001, was the only pollinator observed actively challenging honey bees.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The monkeys are not native to the US, but a colony of vervets lives in the wild in Florida.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
Vets David Buckland and Graham Charlesworth argue that the sheep are not native to St Kilda and have undergone thousands of years of domestication, so should treated the same way as sheep on farms are.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
It was not edelweiss, of course, for edelweiss is not native to England, but it was close enough to make Penelope’s thoughts gain force and speed, like a velocipede flying down a hill.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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