vernation

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vernation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vernation \Ver*na"tion\, n. [F. vernation: cf. L. vernatio the
     sloughing of the skin of snakes.] (Bot.)
     The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards
     their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation.
     [1913 Webster]

vernation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vernation
      n 1: (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud
           before it opens