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turion

American

[toor-ee-on, tyoor-] / ˈtʊər iˌɒn, ˈtyʊər- /

noun

Botany.

a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.

turion British

/ ˈtʊərɪən /

noun

a perennating bud produced by many aquatic plants: it detaches from the parent plant and remains dormant until the following spring

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Etymology

Origin of turion

< Latin turiōn- (stem of turiō ) young shoot

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