ADVENTITIOUS


Meaning of ADVENTITIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌad-(ˌ)ven-ˈti-shəs, -vən- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin adventicius

Date: 1603

1. : coming from another source and not inherent or innate

a Federal house without adventitious later additions

2. : arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location

adventitious roots

• ad·ven·ti·tious·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.