Adnate
Pronunciation : Ad"nate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. adnatus, p. p. of adnasci. See Adnascent, and cf. Agnate.]
Definition : 1. (Physiol.)
Defn: Grown to congenitally.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Growing together; -- said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts. An anther is adnate when fixed by its whole length to the filament. Gray.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913