adnate

[ ad-neyt ]

/ ˈæd neɪt /

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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 agnātusagnate

Words nearby adnate

admonitor, admonitory, admov., ADN, Adnah, adnate, adnation, ad nauseam, adnerval, adneural, adnexa

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How to use adnate in a sentence

The pinnules are from a line to two lines long, and are adnate to the secondary rachis by a more or less decurrent base.
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton
Frustules oblong or quadrate, adnate in filaments, attached by alternate angles and finally separating.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Frustules in zone view cuneate, adnate in circular or spiral fasci, at length becoming free.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Stamens twice as many as the lobes of the corolla; filaments flat, united at the base into a short tube; anthers linear, adnate.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Stamens 6–12, more or less united with the style; anthers adnate, extrorse.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|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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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.