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

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