Vernation
noun, Botany.
1.
the arrangement of the foliage leaves within the bud.
noun
1.
the way in which leaves are arranged in the bud
vernation
(vûr-nā’shən)
The arrangement of young foliage leaves within a bud. The coiled arrangement of young leaves in fern fiddleheads is known as circinate vernation and protects the delicate leaf tips as they develop.
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