vernation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The appearance of new leaves.
2. (countable, uncountable) The arrangement of multiple organs (such as leaves and flower parts) within a bud.
3. (countable, uncountable) Arrangement of only leaves within the bud; prefoliation.

Synonyms

foliation

prefoliation

Translations

vernation

vernazione

vernação

Etymology

From New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre (“to be verdant, to flourish”) + -tiō (“-tion”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vernus (“springlike”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥. Equivalent to vernal + -tion.