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adventitious

/ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/
adjective
  1. From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

  2. Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

  3. Not congenital; acquired.

Synonymsaccidental, spontaneous, sporadic, extrinsic, acquired

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