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adnation

American  
[ad-ney-shuhn] / ædˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the condition of being adnate.

Etymology

Origin of adnation

First recorded in 1835–45; adnate + -ion

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There are two kinds of such union, namely:— Coalescence of parts of the same circle by their contiguous margins; and Adnation, or the union of adjacent circles or unlike parts.

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Adnation, the state of being adnate, 94.

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

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The adnation of the peduncles of the inflorescences to the stem is typical in Solanum and accidental in many other cases.

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