coadunate

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

adjective

, Zoology, Botany.

1. united by growth.

coadunate

/ kəʊˈædjʊnɪt; -ˌneɪt /

adjective

1. biology another word for connate

Derived Forms

• coˈaduˌnative, adjective
• coˌaduˈnation, noun

Other Words From

• co·adu·nation noun

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• concerted
• consolidated
• cooperative
• homogeneous
• integrated
• linked
• unanimous
• undivided
• unified