conferruminateadj.
/kɒnfəˈruːmɪnət/ Botany.
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1855 Loudon's Encycl. Plants (new ed.) 409 Seeds angular. Embryo conferruminate.
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. viii. 314 Cotyledons..consolidated into one body by the coalescence of the contiguous faces..are said to be conferruminate.
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conferruminatev.
/kɒnfəˈruːmɪneɪt/ transitive. To solder together; to unite closely into a solid mass.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > combine [verb (transitive)]
compoundc1384
combind1477
consolidate1511
combinea1535
conjoin1554
consociate1566
associate1578
mingle1587
symbolize1590
compack1605
cojoina1616
to run into ——1640
to put together1651
amalgamate1802
integrate1802
conferruminate1826
amalgam1827
synthetize1828
synthesize1830
portmanteau1902
team1939
synchronize1973
1826 D. Denham & H. Clapperton Narr. Trav. N. & Central Afr. ii. 249 The cement..is so completely conferruminated with the grains.
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