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estivation::noun | Spocien Dictionary

estivation

/,ɛstə'veɪʃən/

(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period

Type	Words
Synonyms	aestivation
Type of	dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
Derivation	estivate

estivation

/,ɛstə'veɪʃən/

(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

Type	Words
Synonyms	aestivation
Type of	arrangement