| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Impregnation by external contact, without intromission.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ADOSCULATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Adosculation \Ad*os"cu*la"tion\, noun. [Latin expression adosculari, adosculatum, to kiss. See Osculate.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ADOSCULATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] The impregnation of plants by the falling of the farina on the pistils. Adosculation is also defined to be the inserting of one part of a plant into another. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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