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adnate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'adnate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adnate [ a.]
- Grown to congenitally.
- Growing together; -- said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts.
- Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.

Meaning of 'adnate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adnate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
Example in sentence:
  • a calyx adnate to the ovary

Nearby Words:

adnascent adnation adnominal adnoun adnubilated

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