Connate /(?; 277)/

Con·nate

Connate

a.
  1. Born with another; being of the same birth.
  2. Congenital; existing from birth.
    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. 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. (Bot.)