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estivation [ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən ˌɛs-] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the usual US spelling of aestivation
estivation, aestivation Obsolete, summering; the taking of a summer holiday. See also: Recreationthe arrangement of petals in a flower before it opens; prefloration. Also aestivation. See also: Flowersthe practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the summer. Cf. hibernation. See also: Zoology
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On the under story, towards the garden, let it be turned to a grotto, or a place of shade, or estivation. |
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