adnate

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Synonyms: agnate, annate, adnata

Antonyms: agnate, annate, adnata

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|botany|mycology}} [[link|Linked]] or [[fuse]]d 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]].
2. {{lb|en|zoology}} Growing with one side adherent to a stem; ''applied to the lateral [[zooid]]s of [[coral]]s and other compound animals''. ''in [[fish]], having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently''

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