1. related on the mother's side; descended from the same mother
Usage: formal; anthropology
2. growing outward; protruding
Usage: rare; botany

1. a relative on the mother's side; a maternal kinsman
Usage: formal; anthropology

Examples

• In some cultures, enate relatives hold special ceremonial roles.
• The anthropologist studied enate kinship patterns in the community.
• His enate cousins came from his mother's family line.
• The plant's enate stamens extended beyond the flower's petals.
• Enate descent is traced through the maternal line in matrilineal societies.