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adnation
[ ad-ney-shuhn ]
/ ædˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun
the condition of being adnate.
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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 GrayA 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. MastersThe huge size of some trees has been, in some cases, attributed to the adnation of different stems.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters