COADUNATE
Etymology
Adjective
coadunate (comparative more coadunate, superlative most coadunate)
(botany) Closely joined (by growing together)
Verb
coadunate (third-person singular simple present coadunates, present participle coadunating, simple past and past participle coadunated)
To merge; to unite into one.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*ad"u*nate, a. Etym: [L. coadunatus, p. p. of coadunare to unite.
See Adunation.] (Bot.)
Definition: United at the base, as contiguous lobes of a leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition