adventitious vs exogenic

adventitious

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

  • Accidental, additional, appearing casually. 

  • Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source. 

  • Not congenital; acquired. 

exogenic

adj
  • Existing or arising outside of a system. 

  • Relating to the exogen growth phase. 

  • Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic. 

How often have the words adventitious and exogenic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )