adnate

(adjective)

adjective

1. of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached

- a calyx adnate to the ovary

Sentences with adnate as an adjective:

- Adnate mushroom gills are broadly attached to the stalk slightly above the bottom of the gill, with most of the gill fused to the stem.

- An anther is adnate when fixed by its whole length to the filament.