Usually means: Roots that grow from stems.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. adventitious roots: Merriam-Webster
  2. adventitious roots: Vocabulary.com
  3. Adventitious Roots, Adventitious roots: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. On-Line Biology Book: GLOSSARY (No longer online)
  2. adventitious roots: Natural History Terms

(Note: See adventitious_root as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (adventitious root)

noun:  root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
▸ Also see adventitious_root


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