adnascent

English

Etymology

From Latin adnascens, present participle of adnasci (“to be born, grow”).

Adjective

adnascent (not comparable)

  1. Growing to or on something else.
    • Evelyn, Sylva, II. vii. § 8.
      Moss, which an adnascent plant […]

References

  • adnascent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • adnascent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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