enation
- noun
- /ɪˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
enación
- The botanist examined the unusual enation growing from the leaf margin.
- pea enation
Examples
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The plant is covered with small, green enations that resemble tiny leaves.
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Certain fossil plants show evidence of enations instead of true leaves.
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Some ferns display small enations along the stem surface.
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The plant exhibited several enations on its leaves.
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An enation can often be mistaken for a small leaf.
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During summer, the enations add a unique visual appeal to the garden.
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Each enation on the stem serves as a distinctive feature of the species.
Synonyms
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6.2
A part attached to something larger, like a limb on an animal or a small group added to an organization
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9.0
A natural part that sticks out from a bone or plant
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6.0
A piece that sticks out from a living thing, for example a shoot or bony lump
A small growth that sticks out from a plant or animal body
A small soft growth on animals and plants, like a bird's wattle or a seed base
How Big
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8.6
- Specialized
1
6.0
7
4.6
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6.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
enation = e + nat + ion
Although historically built from Latin elements (a prefix meaning 'out' + root related to birth + -ion), these parts are not productive or recognizable to average learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from the components.
Etymology
Enation comes from Latin parts e- meaning 'out' and nasc meaning 'to be born', the same root you see in nascent and natal. So an enation is like a tiny growth 'born out' of a plant's surface.