Vernation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Vernation :  (noun)

1: (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens

Based on WordNet 2.0

Vernation : \Ver*na"tion\, n. [F. vernation: cf. L. vernatio the sloughing of the skin of snakes.] (Bot.) The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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