conferruminate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin conferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of conferrūminō (“to cement”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- +‎ ferrūminō, from ferrūmen (“cement”) +‎ -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

conferruminate (third-person singular simple present conferruminates, present participle conferruminating, simple past and past participle conferruminated)

  1. To unite into a solid mass

Adjective

conferruminate (comparative more conferruminate, superlative most conferruminate)

  1. (botany) Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
    The cotyledons of the live-oak acorn are conferruminate.
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