turion
[ too r-ee-on, tyoo r- ]
/ ˈtʊər iˌɒn, ˈtyʊər- /
noun Botany.
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
Origin of turion
< Latin
turiōn- (stem of
turiō) young shoot
Words nearby turion
turgot,
turin,
turing,
turing machine,
turing test,
turion,
turishcheva,
turista,
turiya,
turk,
turk's-cap lily
Example sentences from the Web for turion
Turion, tū′ri-on, n. a shoot from an underground bud, growing upward into a new stem.
British Dictionary definitions for turion
turion
/ (ˈtʊərɪən) /
noun
a perennating bud produced by many aquatic plants: it detaches from the parent plant and remains dormant until the following spring
Word Origin for turion
C17: from French
turion, from Latin
turio shoot