Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
AEstivation \[AE]s`ti*va"tion\, n.
1. (Zool.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and
dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to
{hibernation}.
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2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as
to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. --Gray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Estival \Es"ti*val\, a., Estivate \Es"ti*vate\, v. i.,
Estivation \Es`ti*va"tion\, n.
Same as {[ae]stival}, {[ae]stivate}, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
estivation
n 1: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the
summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
during a hot or dry period [syn: {estivation},
{aestivation}]
2: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud
before it opens [syn: {estivation}, {aestivation}]
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