adnata (adnata)

[NL.; (1) fem. sing., (2) neut. pl. of L. adnatus: see adnate.] 1. sing. Same as tunica adnata (which see, under tunica ). -2. pl. In zoöl., tegumentary appendages, as hair or feathers, or other covering or growth superficially attached to an animal. adnate (ad'nāt), a. [L. adnatus, grown to, pp. of adnasci: see adnascent, and cf. agnate.] In physiol. and bot., congenitally attached or grown together. See adnation. Also coadnate, coadunate, coadunated, and consolidated.- Adnate anther, an anther that is attached for its whole length to one side of its filament. IMG:content-0282.png:[blocks in formation]