ALL meanings of adventitious
ad·ven·ti·tious
A a - adjective adventitious added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly 3
- adjective adventitious (of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem 3
- adjective adventitious added from outside; not inherent; accidental 3
- adjective adventitious occurring in unusual or abnormal places 3
- noun adventitious Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature. 1
- abbreviation ADVENTITIOUS accidental 1
- adjective adventitious associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic. 1
- adjective adventitious Botany, Zoology. appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root. 1
- adjective adventitious From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign. 0
- adjective adventitious Accidental, additional, appearing casually. 0
- adjective adventitious (genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired. 0
- adjective adventitious (biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source. 0