A.born with one, congenital, natural, “ὕδωρ . . εἴτ᾽ ἐπακτὸν εἴτε συμφυές” Arist.Mete.382b11; “συμφυέστερον ἀνελευθερία . . τῆς ἀσωτίας” Id.EN1121b14; “ς. κακά” Plb.6.4.8. Adv., συμφυῶς ἔχειν πρὸς ἄλληλα to be naturally related, Arist.Phgn.805a10, cf. Ael.NA12.27.
II. grown together, naturally united, of the embryo in the womb, Arist.GA737b17; of the shells of bivalves, opp. μονοφυής, Id.HA525a22, Fr.304; of roots or branches, Thphr.HP5.2.4, al.; also ς. λίθος compact, solid, Id.CP3.6.5; “τοῖχος” D.S.2.49.
2. c. dat., attached, adhering, ἡ γλῶττα τῇ κάτω σιαγόνι ς., of the crocodile, Arist.PA660b28; “συμφυεῖς οἱ τένοντες ὑπάρχουσι τοῖς ὀστοῖς” Gal.6.194; “μῆλον . . ς. ἀκρεμόσιν” AP6.252 (Antiphil.): abs., forming one body, coalescing, of the tongue of the τέττιξ, Arist.HA532b12; of vision and the organ of vision, Pl.Ti.45d, cf. Sph.247d; of matter, cohesive, compact, Arist.GC327a1, Ph.255a12; τὰ συμφυέα the undivided (median) organs, viz. tongue and nose, opp. διεστῶτα (eyes, arms, legs), Aret.SD1.7; τῷ κοινῷ συμφυεῖς organic parts of the commonwealth, Plu.Lyc.25.