connate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
    • a connate tomato flower
  2. adjective satellite related in nature
    cognate.
    • connate qualities

WordNet

Con"nate adjective
Etymology
L. connatus; con- + natus born, p.p. of nasci. See Cognate.
Definitions
  1. Born with another; being of the same birth.
  2. Congenital; existing from birth. "Connate notions." South.
    A difference has been made by some; those diseases or conditions which are dependent on original conformation being called congenital; while the diseases of affections that may have supervened during gestation or delivery are called connate. Dunglison.
  3. (Bot.) Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate.

Webster 1913