enation

[ee-ney-shuhn]

noun Botany.

a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.

Origin:
1835–45; < Latin ēnāt(us) sprouted, sprung forth (see enate) + -ion

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Enation is always a great word to know.

So is nonvascular plants. Does it mean:

plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally

form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores

WordNet

enation
noun
1.	line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family [syn: matrilineage]
2.	a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ [syn: plant process]

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