The act or state of folding together lengthwise, especially of plant parts.
From conduplicate + -ation suffix. The Latin roots remain con- (together) + duplicatus (doubled), with the noun-forming suffix creating an abstract noun for the process.
This technical term captures an entire evolutionary strategy—plants didn't need to invent new systems to protect buds; they just folded what they had, which is amazingly efficient.
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