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adnate
[ ad-neyt ]
/ ˈæd neɪt /
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adjective Biology.
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
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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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Scientific 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.
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