Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Zoology A state of dormancy or torpor during a hot dry period.
- noun Botany The arrangement of the floral parts in a bud.
- noun The act of spending or passing the summer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of passing the summer.
- noun Specifically In zoology, the summer sleep of certain animals, as mollusks; the act of falling into a more or less permanent condition of sleep or dormant state in summer.
- noun In botany, prefloration; the disposition of the parts of a flower in the bud.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
aestivation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
- noun (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
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Examples
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
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This is a state called estivation; its like hibernation, but its triggered by dry and hot conditions instead of cold.
ruzuzu commented on the word estivation
The summer sleep of mollusks (among other things).
August 11, 2010
mollusque commented on the word estivation
*Rubs eyes*
August 11, 2010