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
This habit is doubtless of value, especially during hibernation or possibly during the summer lethargy or aestivation, the latter a habit which may be more general among these butterflies than is now supposed.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.
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.
The circular aestivation is generally associated with a regular calyx and corolla, while the spiral aestivations are connected with irregular as well as with regular forms.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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