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adnation

[ ad-ney-shuhn ]
/ ædˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun
the condition of being adnate.
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Origin of adnation

First recorded in 1835–45; adnate + -ion

Words nearby adnation

admonitory, admov., ADN, Adnah, adnate, adnation, ad nauseam, adnexa, adnominal, adnoun, ado
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How to use adnation in a sentence

  • Adnation, or Consolidation, is the union of the members of parts belonging to different circles of the flower .

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

  • A similar adnation has been observed by the same botanist in Lepidium sativum and Sinapis ramosa, as well as in other plants.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

  • The huge size of some trees has been, in some cases, attributed to the adnation of different stems.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
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