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vernation
[ ver-ney-shuhn ]
noun
Botany.
- the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud.
vernation
/ ɜːˈԱɪʃə /
noun
- the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud
vernation
/ û-′ə /
- 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
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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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