Adherent

1. Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
3. 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.
4. That which adheres; an appendage.
5. Sticking; clinging; adhering.