adnation

English

Noun

adnation (plural adnations)

(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.

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