Adherent

a.	1.	Sticking; clinging; adhering.
	2.	Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
	3.	(Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
n.	1.	One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
	2.	That which adheres; an appendage.

Noun	1.	adherent - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another Synonyms: disciple
Adj.	1.	adherent - sticking fast

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