Definitions from Wiktionary (aestivation)
▸ noun: (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
▸ noun: (botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
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▸ noun: (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
▸ noun: (botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
Similar:
estivation,
hibernation,
anabiosis,
stasis,
lethargus,
latency,
stagnation,
off-season,
inertness,
quiescence,
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Adjectives:
imbricate,
valvate,
twisted,
contorted,
intramural,
quincuncial,
imbricative,
inferior,
convolute,
glossary,
polypetalous
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