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Adnate

Adnate meaning

Linked or fused 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. | Growing with one side adherent to a stem; applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. in fish, having the eyes fused and unable to rotate independently

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Example sentences (1)

The filaments of the stamens are always adnate (fused) to the style to form cylindrical structure called the gynostemium or column (2).