VERNATION


Meaning of VERNATION in English

[ və:'neɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun Botany the arrangement of bud scales or young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens. Compare with aestivation .

Origin

C18: from mod. L. vernatio(n-) , from L. vernare 'to grow (as in the spring)'.

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