adventitious /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/ adjective4 •From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign. •Not congenital; acquired. •Accidental, additional, appearing casually.In a triad of verbs that admits nothing adventitious, Judah sees, takes, and lies with a woman; […] — 1981 •Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.The Velloziaceae have evolved a woody stem which is covered with a layer of adventitious roots mingled with the fibres of the old leaf sheaths — 1985 formsmore adventitious · most adventitious