vernate in a sentence
v. i.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 10, Grade 11
Definition
Vernate: to curl or fold in a way that protects new growth, especially in plants, during adverse weather conditions.
Sample Sentences
- The leaves of the fern began to vernate as the warmer weather approached.
- During spring, many plants will vernate their new growth to protect it from frost.
- The botanist explained how some species vernate their leaves to conserve moisture.
- As the season changed, the young shoots began to vernate under the early morning sun.
- Observing the vernate patterns in the garden revealed the plants' adaptation to their environment.