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adnexed

adjective
ad·nexed | \(ˈ)ad-¦nekst\

Definition of adnexed 

botany

: reaching to the stem, but not attached to it —used of the gills of some agarics

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First Known Use of adnexed

1821, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adnexed

Latin adnexus “attached, conjoined” + -ed entry 2

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Dictionary Entries near adnexed

adnate

ad nauseam

adnexa

adnexed

adnominal

ad non executa

ado

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