adventitious

The definition of adventitious is something added from outside or something that occurs by chance or accident.

(adjective)

An example of adventitious is accidentally stumbling upon a cure for a disease while researching the components of a newly discovered plant.

See adventitious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L adventicius, coming from abroad: see Advent

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See adventitious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Not inherent but added extrinsically. See Synonyms at accidental.
Biology Of or belonging to a structure that develops in an unusual place: adventitious roots.

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Origin: From Latin adventīcius, foreign

Origin: , from adventus, arrival; see advent

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