vernation

[ ver-ney-shuh n ]

/ vərˈneɪ ʃən /

noun Botany.

the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud.

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Origin of vernation

1785–95; < New Latin vernātiōn- (stem of vernātiō), equivalent to Latin vernāt(us) (past participle of vernāre to be verdant; see vernal, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

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Examples from the Web for vernation

Grew deals also with the vernation of leaves, and methods of bud protection.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
Ferns, with fronds circinate in vernation, bearing the fructification on the under surface or beneath the margin.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
All genuine aquatic types have leaves involute in vernation?
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Convolute, rolled up lengthwise, as the leaves of the Plum in vernation, 72.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

Involute, in vernation, 72; rolled inwards from the edges, 97.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for vernation

vernation

/ (vɜːˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud

Word Origin for vernation

C18: from New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre to be springlike, from vēr spring

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Science definitions for vernation

vernation

[ vûr-nā′shən ]

The arrangement of young foliage leaves within a bud. The coiled arrangement of young leaves in fern fiddleheads is known as circinate vernation and protects the delicate leaf tips as they develop.