Complete Definition of "estivation"

English
Noun
estivation
#The act of passing through the summer
#zoology cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
#botany the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

Alternative spellings
aestivation

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