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vernation

noun
ver·na·tion | \(ˌ)vər-ˈnā-shən \

Definition of vernation 

: the arrangement of foliage leaves within the bud

First Known Use of vernation

1793, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for 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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