adventitious

• Beschreibt etwas, das zufällig oder durch äußere Umstände hinzukommt und nicht natürlich, wesentlich oder von innen heraus bedingt ist. In der Medizin und Biologie bezeichnet es Strukturen oder Ereignisse, die an einer ungewöhnlichen Stelle oder außerhalb des normalen Entwicklungsgangs auftreten.

Describes something that happens by chance or accident, not as part of a natural or inherent process.

1. Accidental or incidentalC2formal

   Occurring by chance or as an addition, not as an essential part of something.

   Zufällig oder hinzukommend

   • The adventitious discovery of penicillin revolutionized medicine.
   • His success was not adventitious but the result of hard work.
   • The meeting was adventitious, as they had not planned to meet.

   Synonymeaccidentalcasualchanceextraneousextrinsicfortuitousincidentalnonessential

   Antonymeessentialinherentinnateintrinsicnatural

2. Appearing in an unusual placeC2formal

   Describing something that appears or develops in an unexpected or unusual location.

   An ungewöhnlicher Stelle auftretend

   • Adventitious roots can grow from stems or leaves.
   • The plant developed adventitious buds after the injury.
   • Adventitious shoots appeared on the tree trunk.

   Synonymeectopicextraneousforeign

   Antonymeindigenousinherentinnatenative