Connate
Connate (?; 277) , adjective
[Latin connatus; con- + natus born, past participle of nasci. See Cognate.]
1.
Born with another; being of the same birth.
2.
Congenital; existing from birth.
Connate notions.
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.
3.
(Botany) 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.