adnexed

adjective
ad·​nexed | \ (ˈ)ad-¦nekst\

Definition of adnexed

botany
: reaching to the stem, but not attached to it used of the gills of some agarics

First Known Use of adnexed

1821, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adnexed

Latin adnexus “attached, conjoined” + -ed entry 2

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