Definition of Adventitious
Adventitious
Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.
Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots.
Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.
Acquired, as diseases; accidental.
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Adventitious Translations
adventitious in German is hinzukommend
adventitious in Spanish is adventicio
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