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adjective

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

2. Inborn.

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

   Antonyms:adnate

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