adnate
[ ad-neyt ]
/ ˈæd neɪt /
adjective Biology.
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
Origin of adnate
Words nearby adnate
admonitor,
admonitory,
admov.,
adn,
adnah,
adnate,
adnation,
adnerval,
adneural,
adnexa,
adnexal adenoma
Example sentences from the Web for adnate
British Dictionary definitions for adnate
adnate
/ (ˈædneɪt) /
adjective
botany
growing closely attached to an adjacent part or organ
Word Origin for adnate
C17: from Latin
adnātus, a variant form of
agnātus
agnate
Scientific definitions for adnate
adnate
[ ăd′nāt′ ]
Botany
Joined to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens that are joined to petals. Compare connate.