Bot. [ad. L. conferrūmināt-us soldered together, pa. pple. of conferrūmināre, f. con- together + ferrūmināre to solder: see FERRUMINATE.] (See quot.)
1855. Loudon, Encycl. Plants, 409. Seeds angular. Embryo conferruminate.
1880. Gray, Struct. Bot., viii. 314. Cotyledons consolidated into one body by the coalescence of the contiguous faces are said to be conferruminate.