estivation Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
aestivation.
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noun (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
aestivation.
WordNet
Æs`ti*va"tion noun
(Also<
- AEstivation
- Æstivation
- Estivation
)
Definitions
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(Zoöl.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation. -
(Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray.Spelt also estivation .