ver·na·tion (v r-n  shn)n. The arrangement of the young leaves within a bud. [New Latin v  rnti , vrntin-, from Latin vrntus, past participle of vrnre, to flourish, from vrnus, vernal; see vernal.] |
vernation [vɜːˈneɪʃən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud
[from New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre to be springlike, from vēr spring]
| vernation (vûr-nshn) 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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| Noun | 1. |  vernation - (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opensarrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement" leaf bud - a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop |
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