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==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|la|vernō|alt1=vernāre|t1=to be [[verdant]], to [[flourish]]|tiō|t2=[[-tion]]: ''[[form]]ing [[abstract noun]]s''}}, from {{m|la|vernus||[[springlike]]}} + {{m|la|-ō|-āre|pos=verb-forming suffix}}, ultimately from {{der|la|ine-pro|*wósr̥}}.

===Noun===
{{la-noun|vernātiō<3>}}

# [[sloughing]], {{ng|the [[shedding]] of old [[skin]] by [[snake]]s}}
# [[slough]], {{ng|the [[skin]] thus [[shed]] by [[snake]]s}}
# {{lb|la|New Latin}} [[vernation]], [[leafing]], {{ng|the growth of new leaves in spring}}

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|vernātiō<3>}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|vernation}}
* {{desc|fr|vernation}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}

{{c|la|Snakes|Seasons}}