adnexed

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adjective

Narrowly attached to a stem or stipe.

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

OriginLatin adnexus →
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Meanings

adjectiveadnexed (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyNarrowly attached to a stem or stipe.

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

Origin

  1. Latinadnexus“annexed, attached”
  2. Englishadnexed

From Latin adnexus (“annexed, attached”).

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APA

adnexed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adnexed

MLA

“adnexed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adnexed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adnexed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adnexed.

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