Adventitious
31adventitious — Structures arising in abnormal positions …
32adventitious — adj extrinsic, external, extraneous, supervenient, foreign, alien; incidental, accidental, nonessential; chance, fortuitous, serendipitous, Inf. fluky; casual, random, haphazard …
33adventitious — ad·ven·ti·tious …
34adventitious — adj. 1) occurring in a place other than the usual one. 2) relating to the adventitia …
35adventitious — UK [ˌædvənˈtɪʃəs] / US adjective very formal accidental or not expected …
36adventitious — ad•ven•ti•tious [[t]ˌæd vənˈtɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) associated by chance and not as an integral part; extrinsic 2) bio frm appearing in an unusual or abnormal place, as a root on a stem • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L adventīcius lit., coming from… …
37adventitious — /ædvɛnˈtɪʃəs / (say adven tishuhs) adjective 1. accidentally or casually acquired; added extrinsically; foreign. 2. Botany, Zoology appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root. {Latin adventīcius coming from abroad}… …
38adventitious — a. Medicine, Botany, added from without; not essential; accidental; casual; acquired; adventive …
39adventitious — A structure arising at sites other than the usual ones, e.g. shoots from roots or leaves, and embryos from any cell other than a zygote …
40adventitious — /aedvantishas/ That which comes incidentally, fortuitously, or out of the regular course …