adnate

(ad′nāt′)

adjective

Biol. congenitally joined together: said of unlike parts

Origin: < L adnatus, pp. of adnasci, to be born < ad-, to + nasci: see genus

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adjective
Biology

United to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens attached to petals.

Origin:

Origin: Latin adnātus

Origin: , variant of agnātus

Origin: , past participle of agnāscī, to grow upon; see agnate

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