Adherent
Adherent ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: compare French adhérent.]
1.
Sticking; clinging; adhering. — Pope
2.
Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
3.
(Botany) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
Adherent , noun
1.
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.
2.
That which adheres; an appendage. [Rare] — Milton