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单词 turion
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turion

[ toor-ee-on, tyoor- ]
/ ˈtʊər iˌɒn, ˈtyʊər- /

noun Botany.

a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.

Origin of turion

<Latin turiōn- (stem of turiō) young shoot

Words nearby turion

Turgot, Turin, Turing, Turing machine, Turing test, turion, Turishcheva, turista, turiya, Turk, Turkana
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Example sentences from the Web for turion

  • Turion, tū′ri-on, n. a shoot from an underground bud, growing upward into a new stem.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for turion

turion
/ (ˈtʊərɪən) /

noun

a perennating bud produced by many aquatic plants: it detaches from the parent plant and remains dormant until the following spring

Word Origin for turion

C17: from French turion, from Latin turio shoot
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