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Estivation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Estivation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period

2

(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

3

Alternative spelling of aestivation

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dormancy arrangement
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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