enation

[ ee-ney-shuhn ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enation¹

1835–45; < Latin ēnāt ( us ) sprouted, sprung forth ( enate ) + -ion

Example Sentences

“I feel like our secondary can match up with anybody in the Big 12,” Adams said, “and I’ve always felt like the Big 12 has the best offenses, so I don’t see why we can’t match up with anybody in th enation. I have a lot of confidence in those guys.”

From Seattle Times

“I feel like our secondary can match up with anybody in the Big 12,” Adams said, “and I’ve always felt like the Big 12 has the best offenses, so I don’t see why we can’t match up with anybody in th enation. I have a lot of confidence in those guys.”

From Washington Times

In the U.S., a Synovate eNation poll in 2011 found that more than 70 percent of Americans would pay to view lions on an African game-watching safari and that not even 6 percent would pay to hunt them.

From National Geographic

Here's what our pollster Synovate eNation found: Since being elected, President Obama has been called a great communicator by the media, something said about other recent presidents.

From US News

Ronald Reagan 32% John F. Kennedy 22% Barack Obama 17% Bill Clinton 16% Franklin D. Roosevelt 13%  Source: The Synovate eNation Internet poll was conducted February 25–March 1 among 1,000 nationally representative households by global market research firm Synovate.  

From US News