Ferruminate

v. t. [ L. ferruminatus, p. p. of ferruminare to cement, solder, fr. ferrumen cement, fr. ferrum iron. ] To solder or unite, as metals. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ L. conferruminare to cement. See Ferruminate. ] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live-oak acorn. [ 1913 Webster ]