vernation

[ ver-ney-shuhn ]

/ vərˈneɪ ʃən /

noun Botany.

the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud.

Origin of vernation

1785–95; <New Latin vernātiōn- (stem of vernātiō), equivalent to Latin vernāt(us) (past participle of vernāre to be verdant; see vernal, -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby vernation

vernal equinox, vernal grass, vernalization, vernalize, vernal pool, vernation, Vernazza, Verne, Verne, Jules, Verner, Verner's law

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Example sentences from the Web for vernation

Grew deals also with the vernation of leaves, and methods of bud protection.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
Ferns, with fronds circinate in vernation, bearing the fructification on the under surface or beneath the margin.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
All genuine aquatic types have leaves involute in vernation?
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Convolute, rolled up lengthwise, as the leaves of the Plum in vernation, 72.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

Involute, in vernation, 72; rolled inwards from the edges, 97.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for vernation

vernation

/ (vɜːˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud

Word Origin for vernation

C18: from New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre to be springlike, from vēr spring

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Scientific definitions for vernation

vernation

[ vûr-nā′shən ]

The arrangement of young foliage leaves within a bud. The coiled arrangement of young leaves in fern fiddleheads is known as circinate vernation and protects the delicate leaf tips as they develop.

单词	vernation
释义	vernation [ ver-ney-shuhn ] / vərˈneɪ ʃən / noun Botany. the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud. Origin of vernation 1785–95; <New Latin vernātiōn- (stem of vernātiō), equivalent to Latin vernāt(us) (past participle of vernāre to be verdant; see vernal, -ate¹) + -iōn--ion Words nearby vernation vernal equinox, vernal grass, vernalization, vernalize, vernal pool, vernation, Vernazza, Verne, Verne, Jules, Verner, Verner's law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vernation Grew deals also with the vernation of leaves, and methods of bud protection. Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists\|Various Ferns, with fronds circinate in vernation, bearing the fructification on the under surface or beneath the margin. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray All genuine aquatic types have leaves involute in vernation? Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith Convolute, rolled up lengthwise, as the leaves of the Plum in vernation, 72. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Involute, in vernation, 72; rolled inwards from the edges, 97. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for vernation vernation / (vɜːˈneɪʃən) / noun the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud Word Origin for vernation C18: from New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre to be springlike, from vēr spring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for vernation vernation [ vûr-nā′shən ] The arrangement of young foliage leaves within a bud. The coiled arrangement of young leaves in fern fiddleheads is known as circinate vernation and protects the delicate leaf tips as they develop. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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