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turion

turion noun: a bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring.

Noun

turion (plural turions or turiones)

  1. A bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring

Forms of turion

pluralturions
pluralturiones

Origin of turion

From Latin turiō (“shoot, sprout”).

Questions about turion

What does turion mean?
Turion means a bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring.
What part of speech is turion?
Turion is a noun.
What is the plural of turion?
The plural of turion is turions.

Words near turion in the dictionary

  1. Turing-complete
  2. Turingery
  3. Turingismus
  4. Turins
  5. turio
  6. turion
  7. turiones
  8. turioniferous
  9. turions
  10. turios
  11. Turis

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