Adventitious

/ˌædvənˈtɪʃəs/ adjective

Definition

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.

Etymology

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.

Kelly Says

Adventitious growth is like plant superpowers - imagine if humans could grow new arms from their backs when needed! Many plants we propagate from cuttings rely on this ability to sprout roots from stems, making plant reproduction wonderfully flexible.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተኳሽ
təkʷaš
ARالعربية
عرضي
ʿaraḍī
BNবাংলা
দুর্ঘটনামূলক
durghaṭanāmūlak
CACatalà
adventici
/a.dvenˈti.t͡si/
CSČeština
náhodný
/naː.xod.niː/
DADansk
tilfældig
/tɪlˈfɛlˀi/
DEDeutsch
adventiv
/a.dvenˈtiːf/
ELΕλληνικά
τυχαίος
tychaios
ESEspañol
adventicio
a.ðwenˈtiθjo
FAفارسی
تصادفی
tasaʾdofi
FISuomi
satunnainen
/sɑ.tun.na.inen/
FRFrançais
adventice
/a.dɑ̃.ti.s/
GUGU
દુર્ઘટનાત્મક
durghaṭanātmak
HAHA
na son kai
/na son kai/
HEעברית
מקרי
mikri
HIहिन्दी
अनायास
anāyās
HUMagyar
véletlen
/veː.lɛt.lɛn/
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebetulan
/kə.bə.tʊ.lan/
IGIG
ọnụ ọchị
/o.nu.o.t͡ʃi/
ITItaliano
avventizio
/av.venˈtsi.o/
JA日本語
偶発的
gūhatsu-teki
KKKK
кездейсоқ
kezdeysok
KMKM
ដោយចៃដន្យ
doy chaidany
KO한국어
우연적
uyonjeok
MRMR
अपघात
apghāt
MSBahasa Melayu
kebetulan
/kə.bə.tʊ.lan/
MYမြန်မာ
မှတ်မျှ
hmat mya
NLNederlands
toevallig
/toː.vɑ.lɪx/
NONorsk
tilfeldig
/tɪlˈfɛldɪɡ/
PAPA
ਅਚਾਨਕ
acānak
PLPolski
przypadkowy
/pʂɨ.pɐd.kɔ.vɨ/
PTPortuguês
adventício
/ad.vɛnˈt͡si.u/
RORomână
întâmplător
/ɨn.tɨm.plə.tor/
RUРусский
случайный
sluˈt͡ɕɛj.nɨj
SVSvenska
tillfällig
/tɪl.fɛl.ɪɡ/
SWKiswahili
kwa bahati
/kwa ba.ha.ti/
TAதமிழ்
தற்செயலான
taṟceyalāṉa
TEతెలుగు
అనుకోని
anukōni
THไทย
โดยบังเอิญ
dōi bang ʔɛ̀n
TLTL
pangyayari
/paŋ.ja.ja.ri/
TRTürkçe
rastlantısal
/ras.tlan.tɯ.sal/
UKУкраїнська
випадковий
vyypadkovyj
URاردو
عرضی
ʿaraḍī
VITiếng Việt
ngẫu nhiên
/ŋa.u˧˦ nhiɛn˧˧/
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀ṣe
/i.ʃɛ.ʃɛ/
ZH中文
偶然的
ǒu rán de
ZUZU
ngokwethenjwa
/ŋo.kʷe.θɛn.dʒwa/

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