ad·ven·ti·tious ( d v n-t sh  s, -vn-)adj. 1. Not inherent but added extrinsically. See Synonyms at accidental. 2. Biology Of or belonging to a structure that develops in an unusual place: adventitious roots. [From Latin advent  cius, foreign, from adventus, arrival; see advent.]ad ven·titious·ly adv.ad ven·titious·ness n. |
adventitious [ˌædvɛnˈtɪʃəs]
adj
1. added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem
[from Latin adventīcius coming from outside, from adventus a coming]
adventitiously adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
Translations
adventitious
adj (form) → zufällig
adventitious [ˌævɛnˈtɪʃəs] adj (frm) (event, situation) → fortuito/a
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