Adnation

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File:Nepenthesadnata1.jpg
The tropical pitcher plant Nepenthes adnata is named for its adnate leaf bases

Adnation in plants is the "union of unlike parts; organically united or fused with another dissimilar part, e.g. astamens to petals".[1] This is in contrast to connation, the fusion of similar organs.[2][3]

File:Primula vulgaris ENBLA06 2.jpg
The stamens of Primula vulgaris are adnate to the corolla

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