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inosculate

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One particular pear tree near my house has a surprise feature of growing both the expected pears AND inosculated branches that sprout mini-pears that appear to be from a completely different breed. I imagine that the Lost Apple Project would be interested in the area and what grows around here.

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Quick take

come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose"

Meaning at a glance

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verb

come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose"

verb

cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for inosculate.

verb

come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose"

verb

cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels"

Example sentences

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One particular pear tree near my house has a surprise feature of growing both the expected pears AND inosculated branches that sprout mini-pears that appear to be from a completely different breed. I imagine that the Lost Apple Project would be interested in the area and what grows around here.

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How do you use inosculate in a sentence?

One particular pear tree near my house has a surprise feature of growing both the expected pears AND inosculated branches that sprout mini-pears that appear to be from a completely different breed. I imagine that the Lost Apple Project would be interested in the area and what grows around here.

What does inosculate mean?

come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose"

What part of speech is inosculate?

inosculate is commonly used as verb.