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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Connate \Con"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. connatus; con- + natus born,
p. p. of nasci. See {Cognate}.]
1. Born with another; being of the same birth.
2. Congenital; existing from birth. ``Connate notions.''
--South.
A difference has been made by some those diseases
or conditions which are dependent on original
conformation being called congenital; while the
diseases of affections that may have supervened
during gestation or delivery are called connate.
--Dunglison.
3. (Bot.) Congenitally united; growing from one base, or
united at their bases; united into one body; as connate
leaves or athers. See Illust. of {Connate-perfoliate}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
connate
adj 1: (biology) of similar parts or organs; closely joined or
united; "a connate tomato flower" [ant: {adnate}]
2: related in nature; "connate qualities" [syn: {cognate}]
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