connate

English

Tepals of Aloe florets are connate, joined at their edges to form tubes

Etymology

From Latin connatus. Doublet of cognate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəˈneɪt/, /kɒˈneɪt/, /ˈkɒneɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈneɪt/, /kɑˈneɪt/, /ˈkɑneɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɒneɪt, -eɪt

Adjective

connate (comparative more connate, superlative most connate)

1. Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.

   Synonyms: akin, cognate; see also Thesaurus:akin

2. Inborn.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:innate

3. (botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).

   Antonym: adnate

4. (geology) Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).

Derived terms

• connately
• semiconnate

Translations

of a similar nature

• Italian: connato
• Russian: ро́дственный (ru) (ródstvennyj)

inborn

• Bulgarian: вроден (bg) (vroden)
• Italian: connato
• Portuguese: conato m
• Russian: врождённый (ru) (vroždjónnyj)

botany

• Italian: connato
• Portuguese: conato m

geology

• Italian: connato
• Polish: kopalny (pl)

Anagrams

• Cantone, n-octane

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈna.te/
• Rhymes: -ate
• Hyphenation: con‧nà‧te

Adjective

connate

1. feminine plural of connato

Anagrams

• Cantone, canneto, cantone, cennato, cotenna