1. abnormal outgrowths or projections from plant surfaces, typically caused by viral infections or genetic mutations
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The virus caused distinctive enations to form along the leaf veins.
• Researchers studied the enations on infected tobacco plants.
• The plant pathologist identified the disease by examining the characteristic enations.
• Enations appeared as small bumps on the undersides of the leaves.
• The genetic mutation resulted in unusual enations on the stem surface.