adnate

Definition

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.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "An anther is adnate when fixed by its whole length to the filament."
• "The ovary is more adnate to the calyx than in any other species of the genus."