'Vernation' definitions:

Definition of 'vernation'

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

Definition of 'Vernation'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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