turion

[ toor-ee-on, tyoor- ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.

turion

/ ˈtʊərɪən /

noun

1. a perennating bud produced by many aquatic plants: it detaches from the parent plant and remains dormant until the following spring

Word History and Origins

Origin of turion¹

< Latin turiōn- (stem of turiō ) young shoot

Word History and Origins

Origin of turion¹

C17: from French turion , from Latin turio shoot

Example Sentences

Turion, tū′ri-on, n. a shoot from an underground bud, growing upward into a new stem.—adj.

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