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| tu·ri·on [ tree òn ] (plural tu·ri·ons) |
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1. wintering bud of water plant: a bud that breaks off from an water plant and lies submerged and dormant until the following spring, when it produces a new plantlet that floats to the surface
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2. shoot from underground part: a shoot from an underground root or stem, e.g. in asparagus
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| [Early 18th century. Via French< Latin turion- "young sprig"] |
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