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enation

American  
[ee-ney-shuhn] / iˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

Botany.

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

Etymology

Origin of enation

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

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Whether these supernumerary petals are formed by chorisis or by enation cannot, with certainty, be determined without examining the early stages of development.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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