Aestivation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aestivation is a noun meaning (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
Meaning
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
More Meanings
- (botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
- (obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
Example Sentences
On the Vnder Story, tovvards the Garden, Let it be turned to a Grotta, or Place of Shade, or Eſtiuation.
Word Forms
- aestivations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include valvate, imbricate, hibernation, anabiosis, stasis, lethargus.
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