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aestivation
n.
summer dormancy (Zoology); manner in which the petals and leaves of a flower bud are arranged (Botany); passing of a summer in a specific place (also estivation)
Aestivation
Aestivation or
æstivation (from , summer, but also spelled
estivation in
American English) is a state of animal
dormancy, similar to
hibernation, characterized by inactivity and a lowered
metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which are often the summer months.
aestivation
Noun
1. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
(synonym) estivation
(hypernym) dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
(derivation) estivate, aestivate
(classification) zoology, zoological science
2. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
(synonym) estivation
(hypernym) arrangement
(part-holonym) flower bud
(classification) botany, phytology
Aestivation
(n.)
The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.
(n.)
The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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