Adventitious

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1. Adjective

Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.

2. Adjective

Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots.

3. Adjective

Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.

4. Adjective

Acquired, as diseases; accidental.
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