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Meanings of enation in English

Line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family.

        A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ.

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              Examples for "matrilineage"
              Examples for "matrilineage"
              1
              The mitochondrial DNA told me Max was not a member of the matrilineage in the Kidron tomb.
              Cross Bones
              2
              And Max's mitochondrial DNA is unique, different from both the tooth person and the members of the tomb matrilineage.
              Cross Bones
              1
              Again, deportation to an island, which entails minor or intermediate loss of status, destroys rights by cognation.
              The Institutes of Justinian