3. (Zoöl.) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; — a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and
other compound animals.
Adnation
(Ad*na"tion) n. (Bot.) The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.
Adnominal
(Ad*nom"i*nal) a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.) Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached
to a noun. Gibbs. — Ad*nom"i*nal*ly, adv.