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Adventitious

/ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/

From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

📖 Definitions of "Adventitious"

adjective
  1. 1

    From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

  2. 2

    Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

  3. 3

    Not congenital; acquired.

  4. 4

    Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

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