- (a.) Sticking; clinging; adhering.
- (a.) Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
- (a.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary or stamens with petals.
- (n.) One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party or profession; a follower or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
- (n.) That which adheres; an appendage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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