adj sticking; clinging; adhering.
2. adherent ·adj attached as an attribute or circumstance.
3. adherent ·noun that which adheres; an appendage.
4. adherent ·adj congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
5. adherent ·noun 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.