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aestivation

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aes·ti·va·tion  (st-vshn)
n.
Variant of estivation.

aestivation  (st-vshn)
Another spelling of estivation.

estivation, aestivation
Obsolete, summering; the taking of a summer holiday.
See also: Recreation
the arrangement of petals in a flower before it opens; prefloration. Also aestivation.
See also: Flowers
the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the summer. Cf. hibernation.
See also: Zoology
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aestivation - (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
2.aestivation - (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"
flower bud - a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop


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Again in another work he says, the genera of the Connaraceae 'differ in having one or more ovaria, in the existence or absence of albumen, in the imbricate or valvular aestivation.
It is well known that within the tropics, the hybernation, or more properly aestivation, of animals is determined not by the temperature, but by the times of drought.
 
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