conferruminate
adjective
con·fer·ru·mi·nate
¦känfə¦rümənə̇t
variants or less commonly conferruminated
-ˌnātə̇d
: closely adherent —used chiefly of the cotyledons of some sprouting plants
Word History
Etymology
conferruminate from Latin conferruminatus, past participle of conferruminare to solder, glue, from com- + ferruminare to solder, join, from ferrumin-, ferrumen solder, glue; conferruminated from Latin conferruminatus + English -ed