tu·ri·on (t r  - n , tyr-)n. A thick fleshy young shoot or sucker, such as an emerging stem of asparagus. [Latin turi  , turin-.] |
turion [ˈtʊərɪən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a perennating bud produced by many aquatic plants: it detaches from the parent plant and remains dormant until the following spring
[from French turion, from Latin turio shoot]
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