adnation

English

Noun

adnation (plural adnations)

1. (botany) The fusion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.

   adnation of petals and stamens

   adnation of branches

   adnation of stipule and leaf

Related terms

• adnate

 

Translations

adhesion of different floral verticils

• Portuguese: adnação f
• Spanish: adnación f

References

• “adnation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.