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turion

[ toor-ee-on, tyoor- ]

noun

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


turion

/ ˈtʊərɪən /

noun

  1. a perennating bud produced by many aquatic plants: it detaches from the parent plant and remains dormant until the following spring
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of turion1

< Latin turiōn- (stem of turiō ) young shoot
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Word History and Origins

Origin of turion1

C17: from French turion , from Latin turio shoot
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Example Sentences

Turion, tū′ri-on, n. a shoot from an underground bud, growing upward into a new stem.—adj.

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