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ˈæd neɪtad·nate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adnateadjective

    of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached

    "a calyx adnate to the ovary"

Wiktionary

  1. adnateadjective

    Linked or fused to something unlike itself.

    Adnate mushroom gills are broadly attached to the stalk slightly above the bottom of the gill, with most of the gill fused to the stem.

  2. Etymology: From adnatus, past participle of variant form of agnascor

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  1. adnate

    Adnate refers to a condition where an organ or part, especially in plants, is united or fused to something else that is not similar in type or nature. It's used to describe the connection or attachment of different structures. For instance, in mycology, it's used to describe how gills of a mushroom attached to the stem, or in botany to describe a leaf attached to a stem.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Adnateadjective

    grown to congenitally

  2. Adnateadjective

    growing together; -- said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts

  3. Adnateadjective

    growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals

  4. Etymology: [L. adnatus, p. p. of adnasci. See Adnascent, and cf. Agnate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Adnate

    ad-nāt′, adj. (bot.) growing close to the stem. [L. adnatus, usually agnatusad, to, (g)natus, born.]

Entomology

  1. Adnate

    adjoining; adhering or growing together: closely connected.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of adnate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of adnate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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