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
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
A bud and adventitious root system form from the runner.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Foaming hawthorn and rhododendronHave colonised the field-edge, spreadingThrough copper beech and flowering chestnutAnd adventitious saplings.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2010
Like strawberries, peach palm throws out adventitious shoots.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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