Adherent

Ad·her·ent

Adherent

a.
  1. Sticking; clinging; adhering.
  2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
  3. Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals. (Bot.)

Adherent

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. [R.]