Connivent Definition

kə-nīvənt

adjective

Converging and touching but not fused, as the stamens in certain flowers.

American Heritage Medicine

With the ends inclined toward each other, as wings or anthers.

Webster's New World

Connivent justice.

Wiktionary

(biology) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact.

The connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.

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Origin of Connivent

Latin connīvēns connīvent- present participle of connīvēre to be tightly closed

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin connivens, present participle.

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