adnate

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adjective

ad·​nate ˈad-ˌnāt 

: grown to a usually unlike part especially along a margin

a calyx adnate to the ovary

adnation

ad-ˈnā-shən 

noun

adnation

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noun

ad·​na·​tion (ˈ)ad-¦nā-shən 

plural -s

: the state of being adnate compare adhesion sense 6

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from Latin adnātus, agnātus, past participle of adnāscī, agnāscī "to be born in addition (to), grow later, grow as an addition (to)" — more at agnate entry 1

Noun

adnate + -ion

First Known Use

Adjective

1648, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1850, in the meaning defined above