What does "adherent" mean?
Adherent: Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
Additional senses
- 2.(Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
- 3.One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
- 4.That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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