- Main Entry:
- ena·tion
- Pronunciation:
-
\i-ˈnā-shən\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Latin enatus, past participle of enasci to rise out of, from e- + nasci to be born
— more at nation
- Date:
- circa 1842
: an outgrowth from the surface of an organ <a plant virus causing enations on leaves>
