Word Meaning

adventitious definition and meaning

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