anastomose
Collocations
1ANASTOMOSE + NOUN
fungal, hyphae
Definitions
verb
To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.
Happisburgh's humans discarded their stone tools close to one of several anastomosing, slow-flowing low-energy rivers, all of which meandered across a floodplain into a large estuary.
To join by anastomosis.
Within eukaryotic cells, distant branches of the tree of life entwine and melt into an inseparable new lineage; they fuse, or anastomose, as fungal hyphae do.
adj
Joined or run together; interconnected.
Joined or run together, ramified, interconnected.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
verb — come together or open into each other
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2Happisburgh's humans discarded their stone tools close to one of several anastomosing, slow-flowing low-energy rivers, all of which meandered across a floodplain into a large estuary.
WiktionaryWithin eukaryotic cells, distant branches of the tree of life entwine and melt into an inseparable new lineage; they fuse, or anastomose, as fungal hyphae do.
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