English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Aestivation
(n.)
The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness
of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.
Aestivation
(n.)
The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to
folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.