adventitious

• Descreve algo que ocorre por acaso ou por circunstância, e não como parte de um processo natural ou interno. Em biologia e medicina, designa estruturas ou processos que se desenvolvem em local incomum ou que não fazem parte do curso normal do organismo.

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.

   Acidental ou incidental

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaccidentalcasualchanceextraneousextrinsicfortuitousincidentalnonessential

   Antônimosessentialinherentinnateintrinsicnatural

2. Appearing in an unusual placeC2formal

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

   Aparecendo em local incomum

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

   Sinônimosectopicextraneousforeign

   Antônimosindigenousinherentinnatenative