Meaning Of Adherent

a.

Sticking; clinging; adhering.

a.

Attached as an attribute or circumstance.

a.

Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.

n.

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.

n.

That which adheres; an appendage.