adventitious
adjective/ˌædvenˈtɪʃəs/
/ˌædvenˈtɪʃəs/
(formal)- happening by accident; not plannedWord Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin adventicius ‘coming to us from abroad’ (from advenire ‘arrive’) + -ous.
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