| Pronunciation: | | `estu'veyshun
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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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ESTIVATION is a 10 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | aestivation |
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| | See Also: | | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Es`ti*va"tion\, n.
Same as {[AE]stival}, {[AE]stivate}, etc.
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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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