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adventitious
[ad-vuhn-tish-uhs]
adjective
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
Botany, Zoology.appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.
adventitious
/ ˌæ屹ɛˈɪʃə /
adjective
added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
(of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem
Other 51Թ Forms
- adventitiously adverb
- adventitiousness noun
- nonadventitious adjective
- nonadventitiously adverb
- nonadventitiousness noun
- ˌ屹ˈپپdzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adventitious1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adventitious1
Example Sentences
Entry into the literary pantheon, Jackson says, requires meeting thresholds for quality and quantity, but after that, “adventitious circumstances take over.”
Williams’s radiant sound and adventitious origins have made her a key figure in a diverse dawn for the solo guitar.
Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.
Karhiders eat four solid meals a day, breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, along with a lot of adventitious nibbling and gobbling in between.
"We have common memories and common experiences that bind us so closely together that no adventitious circumstances can wrench us apart," he wrote in one of his letters.
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