enation

[ ee-ney-shuhn ]

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

Origin of enation

1
1835–45; <Latin ēnāt(us) sprouted, sprung forth (see enate) + -ion

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How to use enation in a sentence

  • This matter will be more fully treated of under the head of hypertrophy and enation.

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