coadunate

[ koh-aj-uh-nit, -neyt ]

/ koʊˈædʒ ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

united by growth.

Origin of coadunate

1600–10; < Late Latin coadūnātus (past participle of coadūnāre to unite), equivalent to co- co- + ad- ad- + ūn(us) one + -ātus -ate¹

co·ad·u·na·tion, noun

Coadunate: joined together at base; two or more joined together; said of elytra when permanently united at the suture.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith

coadunate

/ (kəʊˈædjʊnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

biology another word for connate (def. 3)

coadunation, noun coadunative, adjective

C19: from Late Latin coadūnāre to join together, from Latin adūnāre to join to, from ūnus one