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Ad·nate a.
1. Physiol. Grown to congenitally.
2. Bot. Growing together; -- said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts.
An anther is adnate when fixed by its whole length to the filament. --Gray.
3. Zool. Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.
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adnate
adj : of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a
calyx adnate to the ovary" [ant: connate]