connate
adjective
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn.
connation
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a word derived from
connate.
Example Sentences
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Her entire seminar resounded with me, but what was particularly noteworthy were her primary goals which include stimulating enthusiasm for chemistry and purging the negative connation associated with chemicals.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 8, 2013
They have the stalk inserted in the middle of the blade, a contrivance produced by the connation of the two basal lobes.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
Sometimes only two or three petals are united, or the connation does not extend the entire length of the petals.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
Apart from such divergencies the connation of the petals is universally recognized as one of the most important systematic characters.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
Some flowers are quite normal, exhibiting no sign of connation; others are wholly gamopetalous, the four petals being united from their base to the very margin of the cup formed.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
