| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| adnate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ad·nate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   d n t |
| ADJECTIVE: | Biology United to a part or organ of a different kind, as stamens attached to petals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin adntus, variant of agntus, past participle of agnsc , to grow upon. See agnate. | | OTHER FORMS: | ad·nation —NOUN
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