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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 agnātusagnate

Words nearby adnate

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