Word Meaning

Meaning of "adventitious" and the crossword clue

- Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.
- Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots.
- Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.
- Acquired, as diseases; accidental.