coalescence

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Coalescence happens when the roots of two plants grow together, when wastewater is emptied into a river or even when two people kiss.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2023

Immediately before the Coalescence began there was one, and only one, planetary solar system in the Second Galaxy; and, until the advent of Eddore, the Second Galaxy was entirely devoid of intelligent life.

From Triplanetary by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)

Coalescence of bones originally separate is one of the most usual events in development, and it is an occurrence which, more than any other, tends to obscure homologies.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

Coalescence, of sensations, 43, 52; of dream-images, 162; of internal feelings, 196; of mnemonic images, 265.

From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James

There are two kinds of such union, namely:— Coalescence of parts of the same circle by their contiguous margins; and Adnation, or the union of adjacent circles or unlike parts.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa