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adnation

[ ad-ney-shuh n ]
/ ædˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun

the condition of being adnate.

Nearby words

  1. admonitory,
  2. admov.,
  3. adn,
  4. adnah,
  5. adnate,
  6. adnerval,
  7. adneural,
  8. adnexa,
  9. adnexal adenoma,
  10. adnexum

Origin of adnation

First recorded in 1835–45; adnate + -ion
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Examples from the Web for adnation

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

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

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

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray