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turion
OXFORD DICTIONARY
turion, n. Bot.
1 a young shoot or sucker arising from an underground bud.
2 a bud formed by certain aquatic plants.
1 a young shoot or sucker arising from an underground bud.
2 a bud formed by certain aquatic plants.
Etymology
F f. L turio -onis shoot
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