adnate
/ˈadneɪt
/adjective Botany
Joined by having grown together.Each bract bears an ovule adnate to its expanding base....
- Five united stamens are adnate to the top of the pistil, which is made up of five connate carpels.
- The tubular corollas of male parent plants were first sectioned longitudinally, then sections with adnate stamens and corolla portions were removed with a forceps.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin adnatus, variant of agnatus (see agnate), by association with ad-.
- lightsomely
- lightsomeness
- lights out
- light speed
- light stick
- light switch
- light table
- light the fuse
- light the (or a) fuse
- light-toned
- light tower
- light trap
- light up
- light vessel
- light water
- light wave
- lightweight
- light well
- light welterweight
- lightwood
- lighty
- light year
- light years
- ligneous
- ligni-