Characterized by or in the process of growing together; tending to merge or combine into a unified whole.
From Latin 'concrescent-,' present participle of 'concrescere.' Used as an adjective in biological, geological, and philosophical contexts.
Mycorrhizal networks show a 'concrescent' process where fungal threads and plant roots literally merge into a single living system that's neither fully fungus nor fully plant—it's genuinely a new unified organism.
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