adnate

[ ad-neyt ]

/ ˈæd neɪt /

adjective Biology.

grown fast to something; congenitally attached.

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Origin of adnate

1655–65; < Latin adnātus, i.e., ad(g)nātus, replacing agnātus agnate

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Examples from the Web for adnate

When they are attached squarely and firmly to the stem they are said to be adnate.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
The tubes are adnate, their mouths large, unequal; lemon-yellow.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Gills raw umber to Mars brown (R), emarginate, adnate sometimes with a decurrent tooth, easily becoming free.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
The cells forming a pair, are, on the branches, adnate to each other throughout their whole length.
Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray

Adnate, as properly used, relates to the union of dissimilar parts.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for adnate

adnate

/ (ˈædneɪt) /

adjective

botany growing closely attached to an adjacent part or organ

Word Origin for adnate

C17: from Latin adnātus, a variant form of agnātus agnate

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Science definitions for adnate

adnate

[ ăd′nāt′ ]

Botany Joined to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens that are joined to petals. Compare connate.