intergrown
Grown into each other
Intergrown describes things that have grown together, their structures intertwined or fused.
The term appears most often in geology and mineralogy, where crystals may form intergrown masses, each penetrating the other: intergrown quartz and feldspar.
The word can describe plant roots or branches that have merged through proximity over time.
Combined into single mass
- mergedUnited into one
- amalgamatedUnited into one body
- blendedMixed into uniformity
- weldedJoined metals by melting
unified · consolidated · melded · fused · integrated · conjoined · synthesized · combined
Laced through one another
- interlacedWoven together crosswise
- enmeshedCaught in complexity
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- braidedInterlaced into rope-like form
woven · meshed · interconnected · interlinked · knotted · spliced · plaited · latticed
Made into a pair
- polycrystallineHaving many crystal grains
- aggregateCombined sum total
- druzyCrystalline surface texture
- geodeCrystal-lined rock cavity
matrix · inclusion · penetrant · mineral · lattice · faceted · crystallite · overgrowth
coalesced
Combined into single mass
- mergedUnited into one
- amalgamatedUnited into one body
- blendedMixed into uniformity
welded · unified · consolidated · melded · fused · integrated · conjoined · synthesized · combined · bonded
interwoven
Laced through one another
- interlacedWoven together crosswise
- enmeshedCaught in complexity
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
braided · woven · meshed · interconnected · interlinked · knotted · spliced · plaited · latticed · netted
twinned
Made into a pair
- polycrystallineHaving many crystal grains
- aggregateCombined sum total
- druzyCrystalline surface texture
geode · matrix · inclusion · penetrant · mineral · lattice · faceted · crystallite · overgrowth · accretion
mutualistic
Beneficial to both parties
- commensalHarmless biological freeloader
- microbiomeBody's microbial community
- biofilmAdhesive layer of microorganisms
coral · fungal · rootbound · grafted · colonized · interdependent · coevolved · host · substrate · parasitic
intergrownseparate
To set apart
distinct · detached · discrete · independent · isolated
intergrownisolated
Separated from others
solitary · self-contained · autonomous · unintegrated · individual
grow, growing, grown, twine, overgrown, entwine, intertwined, intertwine, entwined