adventitious root

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

adventitious root is a valid 17-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2V4E1N1T1I1T1I1O1U1S1R1O1O1T1
1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does adventitious root mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem.

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