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ad⋅nate

  [ad-neyt]
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–adjective Biology.
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
Origin:
1655–65; < L adnātus, i.e., ad(g)nātus, r. agnātus agnate
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ad·nate   (ād'nāt')   
adj.   Biology
United to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens attached to petals.

[Latin adnātus, variant of agnātus, past participle of agnāscī, to grow upon; see agnate.]
ad·na'tion n.
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adnate   (ād'nāt')  Pronunciation Key 
Botany Joined to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens that are joined to petals. Compare connate.
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