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vernation

[ ver-ney-shuhn ]

noun

Botany.
  1. the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud.


vernation

/ ɜːˈԱɪʃə /

noun

  1. the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud
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vernation

/ û-ə /

  1. 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.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vernation1

1785–95; < New Latin پō- (stem of پō ), equivalent to Latin ( us ) (past participle of to be verdant; vernal, -ate 1 ) + -ō- -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vernation1

C18: from New Latin پō, from Latin to be springlike, from ŧ spring
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These are the buds readying for the circinate vernation that will slowly, like a graceful dancer, unfurl fiddleheads into this year’s new fronds.

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And if a friend of yours has a lovely garden growing in the spring, you should probably compliment them on their impressive vernation.

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Ferns, with fronds circinate in vernation, bearing the fructification on the under surface or beneath the margin.

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In spring the terminal buds of saplings best show the peculiarity of the tree's vernation.

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In the restoration one side is represented in vernation, and the other in fruit.

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