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1. (adj.) adventitious
associated by chance and not as an integral part; extrinsic.
2. adventitious
appearing in an unusual or abnormal place, as a root on a stem.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L adventīcius lit., coming from without =advent(us), ptp. of
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) adventitious
associated by chance and not an integral part
"poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form"- Frederick W. Robertson; "they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character"
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1. (adj) adventitious
added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign
2. (adj) adventitious
out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots
3. (adj) adventitious
accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants
4. (adj) adventitious
acquired, as diseases; accidental
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