VERNATION

vernation

(noun) (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

vernation (countable and uncountable, plural vernations)

The appearance of new leaves.

(botany) The arrangement of multiple organs (such as leaves and flower parts) within a bud.

(botany) Arrangement of only leaves within the bud; prefoliation.

Anagrams

• nervation

Source: Wiktionary


Ver*na"tion, n. Etym: [F. vernation: cf. L. vernatio the sloughing of the skin of snakes.] (Bot.)

Definition: The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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