📚 adj • entry_id 17818
adnate
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adnato
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.
Adnate mushroom gills are broadly attached to the stalk slightly above the bottom of the gill, with most of the gill fused to the stem.
An anther is adnate when fixed by its whole length to the filament.
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