ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adnexed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Adnexed is an adjective meaning (botany, mycology) Narrowly attached to a stem or stipe.

Meaning

(botany, mycology) Narrowly attached to a stem or stipe.

Example Sentences

In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is adnexed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include attached, inserted, adherent, subdecurrent, subadnate, adnate.

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