Confluent /(?)/

Con·flu·ent

Confluent

a.
  1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream.
    These confluent steams make some great river's head.
    — Blackmore.
  2. Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction. (Bot.)
  3. Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules. (Med.)

Confluent

n.
  1. A small steam which flows into a large one.
  2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.]