adnate

Meanings

Adjective

of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
- "a calyx adnate to the ovary"

Adj

Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.
Growing with one side adherent to a stem; applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. in fish, having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently

Origin / Etymology

From Latin adnatus, past participle of variant form of agnascor (“born or growing at or upon”).

Antonyms

connate

Scrabble Score: 7

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Words With Friends Score: 8

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