aestivation
See also: æstivation
English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
aestivation (countable and uncountable, plural aestivations)
- (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
- (botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
- (obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
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Translations
state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer
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vernation of the parts of flower inside a bud; prefloration
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(obsolete) spending or passing the summer
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