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enation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun enation has 2 senses
- enation(n = noun.linkdef) cognation, matrilineage - line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family; Array is a kind of unilateral descent
- enation(n = noun.plant) plant process - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ; Array is a kind of appendage, outgrowth, process
has particulars: podetium, peristome, haustorium, apophysis, callus, blister, nodule, tubercle, spur, aculeus, acumen, fuzz, hair, tomentum, leaf node, node, burl
CIDE DICTIONARY
enation, n.
Any unusual outgrowth from the surface of a thing, as of a petal; also, the capacity or act of producing such an outgrowth. [1913 Webster]
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