adnation

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Attachment of the surface of one part to that of another part; the condition of being adnate; especially the union of one whorl of floral organs to another dissimilar whorl, as stamens to petals.


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Origin:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Asa Gray (1810–1888), botanist. From adnate + -ion




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