adventicious

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A form of adventitious — From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

OriginLatin adventīcius →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveadventicious (comparative more adventicious, superlative most adventicious)

comparative more adventicious · superlative most adventicious

  1. archaicArchaic form of adventitious.

Origin

  1. Latinadventīcius
  2. Englishadventicious

From Latin adventīcius.

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APA

adventicious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adventicious

MLA

“adventicious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adventicious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adventicious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adventicious.

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