coadunate

[koh-aj-uh-nit, -neyt]

adjective

Zoology, Botany.

1. united by growth.

coadunate

/ kəʊˈædjʊnɪt, -ˌneɪt /

adjective

1. biology another word for connate

Other Word Forms

• coadunation noun
• coadunative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coadunate¹

1600–10; < Late Latin coadūnātus (past participle of coadūnāre to unite), equivalent to co- co- + ad- ad- + ūn ( us ) one + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of coadunate¹

C19: from Late Latin coadūnāre to join together, from Latin adūnāre to join to, from ūnus one

Example Sentences

Coadunate, kō-ad′ū-nāt, v.t. to unite: to combine.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Coadunate, same as connate, i. e. united.

From Project Gutenberg

Coadunate: joined together at base; two or more joined together; said of elytra when permanently united at the suture.

From Project Gutenberg

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