adventitious

adventitious
[ˌadv(ə)nˈtɪʃəs]
adjective
  1. happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
    偶然的
    adventitious similarities.
    一些偶然相似点。
    ■[coming from] outside; not native
    外来的;非自然的
    the adventitious population.
    外来人口。
    ■(Biology)formed accidentally or in an unusual anatomical position
    (生)偶生的,不定的
    adventitious lobes may appear between the primaries.
    偶生裂片可能出现在初级飞羽之间。
    ■(Botany)(of a root) growing directly from the stem or other upper part of a plant
    (植)(根)不定的
派生
adventitiously
adverb
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin adventicius 'coming to us from abroad' (from advenire 'arrive') + -ous(see also -itious)
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