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aestivation

British  
/ ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən, ˌɛs- /

noun

  1. the act or condition of aestivating

  2. the arrangement of the parts of a flower bud, esp the sepals and petals

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

This variety of imbricate aestivation has been termed cochlear.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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

Those forms of aestivation are such as occur in cyclic flowers, and they are included under circular aestivation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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