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vernation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ver-na-tion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The appearance of new leaves.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The arrangement of multiple organs (such as leaves and flower parts) within a bud.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Arrangement of only leaves within the bud; prefoliation.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

vernations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prefloration prefoliation ptyxis

Synonyms

leafing

Questions

What does vernation mean?
The appearance of new leaves.
Where does vernation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce vernation

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