enations

Noun

enation (countable and uncountable, plural enations)

1. A small outgrowth on the surface of a plant organ.
   • In field infections, the enations are very small and appear as gray streaks on the backs of the leaves. However, conspicuous enations appear on plants inoculated and reared in the glasshouse (Lindsten, 1961a; Catherall, 1970).1977, Robert G. Milne, Osvaldo Lovisolo, “Maize Rough Dwarf and Related Viruses”, in Karl Maramonosch, Max A Lauffer, editors, Advances in Virus Research, volume 21, page 282

   Synonyms:

   gall

2. (uncountable) The generation of such an outgrowth.
   • Enation is characterized by the formation of very small, leaflike outgrowths — enations — from the lower surface of leaves, usually along the larger veins (fig. 116).1965, Albert Julius Winkler, General Viticulture, page 416
3. The property of being enate.