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Meaning of adventitious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

adventitious

Pronunciation:/ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/

adjective

Definitions

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

  2. Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

  3. Not congenital; acquired.

  4. Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.