| a. | 1. | (Physiol.) Grown to congenitally. |
| 2. | (Bot.) Growing together; - said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts. | |
| 3. | (Zool.) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; - a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals. |
| Adj. | 1. | adnate - of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a calyx adnate to the ovary" Antonyms: connate - of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united; "a connate tomato flower" |