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.