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tu·ri·on
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Turionnoun
same as Turio
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Turion
A turion is a specialised overwintering bud produced by aquatic plants, especially in the genera Potamogeton, Myriophyllum, Aldrovanda and Utricularia. These plants produce turions in response to unfavourable conditions such as decreasing day-length or reducing temperature. They are derived from modified shoot apices and are often rich in starch and sugars enabling them to act as storage organs. Although they are hardy, it is probable that their principal adaptation is their ability to sink to the bottom of a pond or lake when the water freezes. Because water expands anomalously at lower temperatures, water at 4 °C is denser than colder water and stays at the bottom, and in this water turions over-winter before rising again in the spring. Some turions also exhibit drought resistance allowing them to survive in temporary pools.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Turion
tū′ri-on, n. a shoot from an underground bud, growing upward into a new stem.—adj. Turionif′erous. [L. turio, a shoot.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of turion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of turion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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