enation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of enation
1835–45; < Latin ēnāt ( us ) sprouted, sprung forth ( see enate) + -ion
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This matter will be more fully treated of under the head of hypertrophy and enation.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
Whether these supernumerary petals are formed by chorisis or by enation cannot, with certainty, be determined without examining the early stages of development.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
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