Definition
noun
(botany) The arrangement of the individual leaf within a leaf bud.
Supplement
Vernation describes the folding of leaves within the buds in relation to one another. Ptyxis describes the arrangement of an individual leaf in a bud.
Word origin: Latin vernātiō, of vernāre, (springlike).
Dictionary > Ptyxis
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