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estivation
aestivation
Definition: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
estivation
aestivation
Definition: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
Definition: A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.