adnate
pronunciation
How to pronounce adnate in British English:
UK ['ædneɪt]
How to pronounce adnate in American English:
US ['ædneɪt]
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- Adjective:
- of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Calyx funnelform , adnate to ovary , lobes valvate .
- 2. Corona lobes adnate dorsally to corolla ; inflorescences raceme-like .
- 3. Stamens 4-100 , free , fascicled , or adnate to petals ; filaments linear ; anthers 2-loculed , introrse , dehiscence longitudinal .
- 4. Lateral staminodes petaloid , basally adnate to filament and labellum .
- 5. Female flowers : perianth adnate to ovary , forming 2 low crests apically on ovary .