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   ad·ven·ti·tious

   /ˌadˌvenˈtiSHəs/

   adjective

   • 1. happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature: "my adventures were always adventitious, always thrust on me" Similar unplannedunpremeditatedaccidentalunintentionalunintendedunexpectedunforeseeninvoluntarychancefortuitousserendipitouscoincidentalcasualrandomflukyunlooked-forunhoped-fornot bargained forout of the bluewithout warningrare:aleatoryOpposite planned
   • ▪ coming from outside; not native: "the adventitious population" Similar foreignaliennonnativeoutsideexternalextraneousextrinsicOpposite nativeindigenous
   • ▪ formed accidentally or in an unusual anatomical position: "propagation of sour cherries by adventitious shoots"
   • ▪ (of a root) growing directly from the stem or other upper part of a plant.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin adventicius ‘coming to us from abroad’ (from advenire ‘arrive’) + -ous (see also -itious2).

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   • 1. adventitiously adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adventitiousAdventitious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ADVENTITIOUS is coming from another source and not inherent or innate. How to use adventitious in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADVENTITIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. formal us / ˌæd.v ə nˈtɪʃ.əs / / ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs / uk / ˌæd.v ə nˈtɪʃ.əs / / ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. not expected or planned: an adventitious event / situation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt. abruptly. abruptness. ad hoc. inadvertency. inadvertently. inconceivable.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADVENTITIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adventitious. adjective. formal uk / ˌæd.v ə nˈtɪʃ.əs / / ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs / us / ˌæd.v ə nˈtɪʃ.əs / / ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. not expected or planned: an adventitious event / situation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not expected or planned. abrupt end. abrupt halt. abruptly. abruptness. ad hoc. inadvertency. inadvertently.

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   Adventitious is a word you use to talk about things that "just kind of happen," not because you are trying to do them, but because they just come along. Christopher Columbus's stumbling upon the Caribbean while searching for a new route to India was adventitious.

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   Adventitious definition: associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.. See examples of ADVENTITIOUS used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › adventitiousAdventitious - definition of adventitious by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › adventitiousadventitious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of adventitious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.