| Pronunciation: | | `esti'veyshun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] cessation from or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals |
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AESTIVATION is a 11 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | estivation |
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| | See Also: | | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \[AE]s`ti*va"tion\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and
dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to
{hibernation}.
2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as
to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. --Gray.
[Spelt also {estivation}.]
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | In zoology, a dormant state involving vastly lowered metabolism which certain animals enter in order to survive hot weather. In botany, refers to the arrangement of sepals and petals or their lobes in an unexpanded flower bud. Compare vernation. |
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