adnate
/ˈædneɪt/
adjective
- Joined or grown together, especially of plant parts that are naturally fused.
- In some flowers, the stamens are adnate to the petals, forming a single structure.
- The leaves of this plant are adnate to the stem, with no separate leaf stalk.
- Botanists noted that the adnate gills of the mushroom were attached directly to the stalk.
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