Connate

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  • adjective. Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent.
  • adjective. Originating at the same time; related.
  • adjective. Being in close accord or sympathy; congenial.
  • adjective. Joined or united with a structure of the same kind, as sepals or petals.
  • adjective. Trapped in sediment or rock at the time of deposition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Inborn; implanted at or existing from birth; congenital.
  • Cognate; allied in origin or nature.
  • In anat. and zoology, united; not separated by a, joint or suture; confluent; specifically, in entom., immovably united; soldered together. Thus, the menturn and ligula may be connate - that is, not separately movable.
  • In. botany, united congenitally: a general term including both adnate and coalescent. Some times coherent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Born with another; being of the same birth.
  • adjective. Congenital; existing from birth.
  • adjective. Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. cognate
  • adjective. inborn
  • adjective. united with others of the same kind (especially of sepals or petals)
  • adjective. trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum)
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
  • adjective. related in nature