Estivation Definition
estəvāzhən
noun
A state of dormancy or torpor during a hot dry period.
American Heritage Medicine
The state of an estivating creature.
Webster's New World
The arrangement of petals in a flower bud before it opens.
Webster's New World
The act of spending or passing the summer.
American Heritage
Alternative spelling of aestivation.
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estivation
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