adnascent

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin adnascens, present participle of adnasci (“to be born, grow”).

Adjective

adnascent (not comparable)

1. Growing to or on something else.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Evelyn, Sylva, II. vii. § 8.

     Moss, which an adnascent plant […]

References

• “adnascent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “adnascent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ascendant