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Adnate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Adnate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached

"a calyx adnate to the ovary"

2

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.

Related Terms
Antonyms
connate
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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