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adventitious
ad·ven·ti·tious A0103500 (ăd′vĕn-tĭsh′əs, -vən-)adj.1. Arising from an external cause or factor; not inherent: symmetry that was purely adventitious; adventitious circumstances that contributed to the plan's success.2. Biology a. Of or belonging to a structure that develops in an unusual place: adventitious roots.b. Originating from an external source, especially as a contaminant: adventitious viruses in a cell culture.c. Not congenital: adventitious deafness.
[From Latin adventīcius, foreign, from adventus, arrival; see advent.]
ad′ven·ti′tious·ly adv.ad′ven·ti′tious·ness n.adventitious (ˌædvɛnˈtɪʃəs) adj1. added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly2. (Botany) (of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem[C17: from Latin adventīcius coming from outside, from adventus a coming] ˌadvenˈtitiously advad•ven•ti•tious (ˌæd vənˈtɪʃ əs)
adj. 1. associated by chance and not as an integral part; extrinsic. 2. appearing in an unusual or abnormal place, as a root on a stem. [1595–1605; < Latin adventīcius literally, coming from without =advent(us), past participle of advenīre (see advent) + -īcius -itious] ad`ven•ti′tious•ly, adv. ad`ven•ti′tious•ness, n. adventitiousGrowth produced where it does not normally occur. For example, roots or buds produced along stems.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  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"extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" |
adventitiousadjectiveNot part of the real or essential nature of a thing:adscititious, incidental, supervenient.Translationsaccessoireaccidenteladventiceauxiliairesecondaireadventitious
adventitious (of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem adventitious[‚ad·ven′tish·əs] (biology) Also known as adventive. Acquired spontaneously or accidentally, not by heredity. Arising, as a tissue or organ, in an unusual or abnormal place. adventitious
adventitious [ad″ven-tish´us] not normal to a part.ad·ven·ti·tious (ad-ven-tish'ŭs), 1. Arising from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner.
See also: extrinsic. 2. Occurring accidentally or spontaneously, as opposed to naturally or through heredity. 3. Synonym(s): adventitialadventitious (ăd′vĕn-tĭsh′əs, -vən-)adj.1. Arising from an external cause or factor; not inherent: "These rodents ... appear suddenly in the Oligocene, as if by adventitious entrance independent of the rest of the fauna" (George Gaylord Simpson).2. Biology Of or belonging to a structure that develops in an unusual place: adventitious roots.
ad′ven·ti′tious·ly adv.ad′ven·ti′tious·ness n.ad·ven·ti·tious (ad'vĕn-tish'ŭs) 1. Arising from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner.
See also: extrinsic2. Occurring accidentally or spontaneously, as opposed to natural causes or hereditary. 3. Synonym(s): adventitial. adventitious 1. Accidentally acquired or added by chance. 2. Occurring in an unusual place or in an irregular manner. adventitious - (of a root) growing laterally from a stem rather than the main root, e.g. prop roots of maize, clinging roots of climbing vines, and roots of BULBS, such as the daffodil.
- (of a bud) not developing in a leaf axil, as in Begonia where such buds can be produced from leaf wounds.
ad·ven·ti·tious (ad'vĕn-tish'ŭs) 1. Arising from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner. 2. Occurring accidentally or spontaneously, as opposed to naturally or through heredity. 3. Synonym(s): adventitial. Adventitious
Related to Adventitious: adventitious lung sounds, adventitious breath soundsADVENTITIOUS, adventitius. From advenio; what comes incidentally; usadventitia bona, goods that, fall to a man otherwise than by inheritance; oradventitia dos, a dowry or portion given by some other friend beside theparent. adventitious
Related to adventitious: adventitious lung sounds, adventitious breath soundsSynonyms for adventitiousadj not part of the real or essential nature of a thingSynonyms- adscititious
- incidental
- supervenient
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