Associations to the word «Estivation»
Wiktionary
ESTIVATION, noun. Alternative spelling of aestivation
Dictionary definition
ESTIVATION, noun. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period.
ESTIVATION, noun. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.