n. A bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Same as turio.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A scaly shoot from a subterranean bud, becoming a new stem, as those annually produced by many perennial herbs, as the asparagus, the hop, and many grasses.
Word Usage
"[13] And to the cen - turion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed.""