estivation

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Noun estivation has 2 senses

estivation, aestivation - (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
--₁ is a kind of dormancy, quiescence, quiescency

Derived form: verb estivate₁
estivation, aestivation - (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
--₂ is a kind of arrangement
--₂ is a part of flower bud

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