adnascent

adnascent

English

Etymology

From Latin adnascens, present participle of adnasci (“to be born, grow”).

Adjective

adnascent (not comparable)

1. Growing to or on something else.
   • Evelyn, Sylva, II. vii. § 8.

     Moss, which an adnascent plant […]

References

• adnascent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• adnascent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• ascendant