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connivent

[ kuh-nahy-vuhnt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. converging, as petals.


connivent

/ kəˈnaɪvənt /

adjective

  1. (of parts of plants and animals) touching without being fused, as some petals, insect wings, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • conˈnivently, adverb
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Other Words From

  • subcon·nivent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of connivent1

First recorded in 1635–45, connivent is from the Latin word connīvent- (stem of connīvēns, present participle of connīvēre ). See connive, -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of connivent1

C17: from Latin connīvēns, from connīvēre to shut the eyes, connive
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Example Sentences

Stamens distinct or the anthers merely connivent, with ordinary pollen.

Filaments distinct, the two lower with a scale-like gland or spur at base; anthers merely connivent.

Involucral scales in a single row, erect-connivent, with a few bractlets at the base.

When upright, if the tips incline inward the lobes are said to be connivent; if inclined outward, they are reflexed, or divergent.

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