Estivation
[,i:sti'veiʃәn]
Definition
(noun.) (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens.
(noun.) (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period.
Typist: Paul--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Same as Aestival, Aestivate, etc.
Typed by Geraldine