The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conferruminate
Conferruminate \Con`fer*ru"mi*nate\, Conferruminated \Con`fer*ru"mi*na`ted\, a. [L. conferruminare to cement. See Ferruminate.] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live-oak acorn. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
conferruminate
(context botany English) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces. v
To unite into a solid mass