Describing plant organs that develop in unusual or unexpected locations, such as roots growing from stems or leaves, or buds forming on roots. These structures arise from tissues that don't normally produce such organs.
From Latin 'adventicius' meaning 'coming from outside' or 'foreign,' derived from 'advenire' (to arrive). The botanical use developed in the 18th century to describe organs appearing where they typically wouldn't be found.
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