connate
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connate
(kŏn′āt′, kŏ-nāt′)adj.
1. Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent.
2. Biology Joined or united with a structure of the same kind, as sepals or petals.
con′nate′ly adv.
con′nate′ness n.
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connate
(of plant organs) originally distinct, but growing together and joining.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005