vernation

ver·na·tion

V0067000 (vər-nā′shən)n. The arrangement of the young leaves within a bud.

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[New Latin vērnātiō, vērnātiōn-, from Latin vērnātus, past participle of vērnāre, to flourish, from vērnus, vernal; see vernal.]

vernation

(vɜːˈneɪʃən) n (Botany) the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud[C18: from New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre to be springlike, from vēr spring]

ver•na•tion

(vərˈneɪ ʃən)

n. the arrangement of the foliage leaves within a bud. [1785–95; < New Latin vernātiō= Latin vernā(re) to show signs of spring, bud, derivative of vernus (see vernal) + -tiō -tion]

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vernation - (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opensphytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantsarrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"leaf bud - a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop