| Definition of 'aestivation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) estivation, aestivation
(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
2. (noun) estivation, aestivation
(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
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| Definition of 'aestivation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) aestivation
the state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation
2. (noun) aestivation
the arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration
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