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Adjective: enate  'ee,neyt
  1. [technical] Related on the mother's side
    "my enate grandmother";
    - enatic [rare], maternal
     
  2. (botany) growing outward or away from the central axis
    "The enate leaves spread from the stem"
Noun: enate  'ee,neyt
Usage: technical
  1. One related on the mother's side
    "His enate cousin inherited the family heirloom";
    - matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib

Derived forms: enates

See also: related

Type of: flesh and blood, relation, relative

Encyclopedia: Enate