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English noun: estivation | |||
| 1. | estivation (state) (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period | ||
| Synonyms | aestivation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | ||
| Domain category | zoological science, zoology | ||
| 2. | estivation (group) (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens | ||
| Synonyms | aestivation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrangement | ||
| Part meronym | flower bud | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
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