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Aestivation

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noun
(1) (botany) The arrangement of petals (as well as sepals) within a flower bud that is yet to open.
(2) (zoology) The lack of or slowing of activity and metabolism during hot, dry season such as summer; summer dormancy; prolonged and deep torpor during the hot, dry season.
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In botany, aestivation may be valvate, imbricate, plicate, or contorted.
In zoology, while hibernation refers to dormancy during the cold season, aestivation pertains to a state where some animals go through dormancy or lack of activity during the warm, arid season.
Word origin: Latin aestivare, from aestus, (heat).
Related form(s): aestivate (verb)
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  • prefloration (botany)
  • summer sleep (zoology)

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    • Last updated on May 29th, 2023

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