adventitious
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IAA is used as a rooting hormone to promote growth of adventitious roots on cuttings and detached leaves.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Some plants, however, also have adventitious roots, which emerge above the ground from the shoot.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Williams’s radiant sound and adventitious origins have made her a key figure in a diverse dawn for the solo guitar.
From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2021
But the most adventitious source of revenue was the North Sea – a source to which one Thatcherite would refer as "what we are using to finance unemployment".
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2013
Like strawberries, peach palm throws out adventitious shoots.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
