'aestivation' definitions:

Definition of 'aestivation'

(from WordNet)
noun
(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]
noun
(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens [syn: estivation, aestivation]

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