aestivation
Britishnoun
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the act or condition of aestivating
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the arrangement of the parts of a flower bud, esp the sepals and petals
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This can be achieved by hibernation, aestivation, or migration.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
This can be achieved by hibernation, aestivation, or migration.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Whilst looking for notes on the variability of the divisions of the ovarium, position of the ovules, aestivation, etc.,
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Intramural aestivation, or town-life in summer, he would say, is a peculiar form of suspended existence, or semi-asphyxia.
From Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
A second factor is the availability of necessary shelter, especially aestivation sites.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.
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