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Aestivation 1

Definition: The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; opposed to hibernation.

Aestivation 2

Definition: The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.

aestivation 3

Definition: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

aestivation 4

Definition: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period

 

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