Adnascent

/ædˈnæsənt/ adjective

Definition

Growing or adhering to something; attached by natural growth or development.

Etymology

From Latin adnascens (growing onto), from adnascere (to grow toward). The -ent suffix marks this as a present participle adjective in Latin-derived English.

Kelly Says

Adnascent is the technical term biologists use for when two normally separate structures grow together naturally—like how some mutations cause bones to fuse during growth.

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