Ad-ŏs′cu-lā′tion, n.

n. [From Lat. adosculari, to kiss, from ad and osculari, to kiss, osculatio, osculum, kiss, a little mouth; os, mouth.]

1. (Bot.) The inserting of one part of a plant into another. Crabb.
2. (Physiol.) An impregnation by mere external contact, without intromission, as in fishes. Dana.