vernation
vernation · vernations
The appearance of new leavesThe appearance of new leaves.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The appearance of new leaves.
(countable, uncountable)The arrangement of multiple organs (such as leaves and flower parts) within a bud.
(botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
(countable, uncountable)Arrangement of only leaves within the bud; prefoliation.
Origin
From New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre (“to be verdant, to flourish”) + -tiō (“-tion”From New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre (“to be verdant, to flourish”) + -tiō (“-tion”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vernus (“springlike”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥. Equivalent to vernal + -tion.
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Forms
plural: vernations| Singular | vernation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsappearance of new leaves:leafing
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable