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AEstivation
Æsˊti-va′tion
,Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; – opposed to
hibernation
. 2.
(Bot.)
The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.
Gray.
[Spelt also
estivation
.] Definition 2024
aestivation
aestivation
See also: æstivation
English
Alternative forms
Noun
aestivation (plural aestivations)
- (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
- (botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
- (obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
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Translations
state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer
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vernation of the parts of flower inside a bud; prefloration
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(obsolete) spending or passing the summer