aestivation
US estivation
/ (ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən, ˌɛs-) /
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noun
the act or condition of aestivating
the arrangement of the parts of a flower bud, esp the sepals and petals
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Words nearby aestivation
aestheticize, aesthetic labour, aesthetics, aestival, aestivate, aestivation, aet., aetatis suae, aethalium, Æthelbert, Æthelred I
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How to use aestivation in a sentence
A second factor is the availability of necessary shelter, especially aestivation sites.
A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico|William E. DuellmanAestivation (summer sleep) is the similar condition in which other species pass periods of heat or drought in warm latitudes.
Of the physiology of aestivation nothing definite appears to have been ascertained.
Scientific definitions for aestivation
aestivation
[ ĕs′tə-vā′shən ]
Another spelling of estivation.
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