adventitious

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/ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/ English

Definitions

adjective

From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
Not congenital; acquired.
Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

Related words

Synonyms

accidental spontaneous sporadic extrinsic acquired circumstantial incidental occasional accident casual chance temporary random fortuitous inadvertent unintentional stop-gap coincidental

Associated

buds rooting lobe roots vegetative trunks stems saddle coloration vascular frontal root

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