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adnation

[ad-ney-shuh n]
noun
  1. the condition of being adnate.
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Origin of adnation

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

Historical Examples

  • 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 .