Connate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent.
  • adj. Originating at the same time; related.
  • adj. Being in close accord or sympathy; congenial: "In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets and villages” ( Ralph Waldo Emerson).
  • adj. Biology Joined or united with a structure of the same kind, as sepals or petals.
  • adj. Geology Trapped in sediment or rock at the time of deposition: connate water.
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  • adj. cognate
  • adj. inborn
  • adj. united with others of the same kind (especially of sepals or petals)
  • adj. trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Born with another; being of the same birth.
  • adj. Congenital; existing from birth.
  • adj. Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Inborn; implanted at or existing from birth; congenital.
  • Cognate; allied in origin or nature.
  • In anat. and zoology, united; not separated by a, joint or suture; confluent; specifically, in entom., immovably united; soldered together. Thus, the menturn and ligula may be connate - that is, not separately movable.
  • In. botany, united congenitally: a general term including both adnate and coalescent. Some times coherent.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
  • adj. related in nature
    • Equivalent
    related to    related   
    Cross Reference
    connate elytra    connate leaf   
    Variant
    connate-perfoliate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    congenital    related    united   
     
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