Estivation
Word | ESTIVATION |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | N/A |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Estivation"
What do we mean by estivation?
A state of dormancy or torpor during a hot dry period. noun
The arrangement of the floral parts in a bud. noun
The act of spending or passing the summer. noun
The act of passing the summer. noun
Specifically In zoology, the summer sleep of certain animals, as mollusks; the act of falling into a more or less permanent condition of sleep or dormant state in summer. noun
In botany, prefloration; the disposition of the parts of a flower in the bud. noun
Alternative spelling of aestivation. noun
(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period noun
(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens noun
A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
The spending or passing of a summer.
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