connivent

[kuh-nahy-vuhnt]

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

1. converging, as petals.

connivent

/ kəˈnaɪvənt /

adjective

1. (of parts of plants and animals) touching without being fused, as some petals, insect wings, etc

Other Word Forms

• subconnivent adjective
• connivently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of connivent¹

First recorded in 1635–45, connivent is from the Latin word connīvent- (stem of connīvēns, present participle of connīvēre ). See connive, -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of connivent¹

C17: from Latin connīvēns, from connīvēre to shut the eyes, _connive

Example Sentences

Calyx 5-parted; the divisions somewhat petal-like, oblong, connivent and coriaceous in fruit, the base and almost the whole length of the pedicel winged on one side.

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Perianth somewhat ringent, oblique on the ovary; the sepals and petals all narrow, mostly erect or connivent, the three upper pieces sticking together more or less, the two lower covering the base of the lip.

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Filaments distinct, the anthers merely connivent.

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Filaments distinct, the two lower with a scale-like gland or spur at base; anthers merely connivent.—Perennials, branching and leafy, with alternate and opposite leaves, and small axillary flowers.

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Procumbent or ascending, loosely radiculose, branching; leaves semi-vertical, roundish-elliptic, inequilateral, the sinus and unequal lobes obtuse; perianth terminal or at length dorsal, oval or pyriform, smooth, the mouth connivent; capsule oblong.—On sterile ground and rocks, N. J.

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