adventitious

/ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/adj
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1

From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

2

Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

3

Not congenital; acquired.

4

Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

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