Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adnexed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-nexed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Narrowly attached to a stem or stipe.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From Latin adnexus (“annexed, attached”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: adnexus

Questions

What does adnexed mean?: Narrowly attached to a stem or stipe.
Where does adnexed come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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