turion
/ˈtʊriˌɑn/
noun
- A young, edible shoot that grows from the root of a plant, especially an asparagus plant.
- Asparagus turions are best when they are still firm and bright green.
- In spring, the garden is full of tender turions ready to be harvested.
- The farmer carefully cut each turion just above the soil line.
- A specialized bud or shoot that detaches from a plant to form a new plant, such as in some aquatic plants.
- Each turion can grow into a whole new plant if it lands in suitable mud.
- The pondweed spreads by producing turions that float away and take root.
- Biologists studied how turions help water plants survive the winter.