This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
turion
[ toor-ee-on, tyoor- ]
/ ˈtʊər iˌɒn, ˈtyʊər- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Botany.
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Origin of turion
<Latin turiōn- (stem of turiō) young shoot
Words nearby turion
Turgot, Turin, Turing, Turing machine, Turing test, turion, Turishcheva, turista, turiya, Turk, Turkana
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use turion in a sentence
Turion, tū′ri-on, n. a shoot from an underground bud, growing upward into a new stem.
British Dictionary definitions for turion
turion
/ (ˈtʊərɪən) /
noun
a perennating bud produced by many aquatic plants: it detaches from the parent plant and remains dormant until the following spring
Word Origin for turion
C17: from French turion, from Latin turio shoot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012