enation

American  

[ee-ney-shuhn] / iˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

Botany.

1. a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.

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Etymology

Origin of enation

1835–45; < Latin ēnāt ( us ) sprouted, sprung forth ( see enate) + -ion

Example Sentences

Enation from the stamens.—An illustration of this process occurred in some double-flowered rhododendrons, which presented the following arrangement of parts:—calyx and corolla normal; within the latter eight petal-like stamens, forming a pseudo-corolla.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

Enation from foliar organs—Leaves.—The development of adventitious lobes from leaves may take place either from their surfaces or their margins.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.