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Definition of vernation
: the arrangement of foliage leaves within the bud
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Origin and Etymology of vernation
borrowed from New Latin vernātiōn-, vernātiō, from Latin vernāre “to carry on as in spring, be springlike“ (verbal derivative of vernus “of spring”) + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of deverbal nouns — more at vernal
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