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adnate

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ad·nate  (dnt)
adj. Biology
United to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens attached to petals.
[Latin adntus, variant of agntus, past participle of agnsc, to grow upon; see agnate.]
ad·nation n.
adnate [ˈædneɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany growing closely attached to an adjacent part or organ
[from Latin adnātus, a variant form of agnātus agnate]
adnate  (dnt)
Botany Joined to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens that are joined to petals. Compare connate.
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Adj.1.adnate - of unlike parts or organsadnate - of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a calyx adnate to the ovary"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
connate - of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united; "a connate tomato flower"
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As one goes distally along the pinna, the basal basiscopic pinnules gradually become decurrent and broadly adnate to the pinna rachis.
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Stamens 5; filaments slender, adnate at middle of the corolla tube, slightly winged at base; anthers dorsifixed, bilobed, [+ or -] sagittate, creamy-white.
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