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aestivation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: AEstivation \[AE]s`ti*va"tion\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aestivation n : cessation from or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals [syn: {estivation}]
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