| NOUN | state | aestivation, estivation | (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer |
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| group | aestivation, estivation | (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens |
| Meaning | (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period. | |
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| Synonym | estivation | |
| Category | zoology, zoological science | The branch of biology that studies animals |
| Broader | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
| Spanish | estivación | |
| Catalan | estivació | |
| Verbs | aestivate | sleep during summer |
| Meaning | (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens. | |
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| Synonym | estivation | |
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Part of | flower bud | A bud from which only a flower or flowers develop |
| Broader | arrangement | An orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit |
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