suturen.[L. sutura, fr. suere, sutum, to sew or stitch: cf. F. suture. See Sew to unite with thread.]1. The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam.()2. (Surg.) The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching.()3. (Anat.) The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.()4. (Bot.) The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume.()5. (Zol.) The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent.()Glover's suture, Harmonic suture, etc. See under Glover, Harmonic, etc.()