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estivation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: estivation

1
n
(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
2
n
(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: estivation
1

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

Synonyms:
aestivation
Type of:
dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
2

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

Synonyms:
aestivation
Type of:
arrangement
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
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