connate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin connatus. Doublet of cognate.
Adjective
editconnate (comparative more connate, superlative most connate)
- Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- Synonyms: akin, cognate; see also Thesaurus:akin
- Inborn.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:innate
- (botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
- Antonym: adnate
- (geology) Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
Derived terms
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editof a similar nature
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inborn
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