VERNATION


Meaning of VERNATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )v ə r- ' n ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin vernation-, vernatio, from Latin vernare to behave as in spring, from vernus vernal

Date: 1793

: the arrangement of foliage leaves within the bud

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