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Especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
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aestivation
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period [syn: estivation ] (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens [syn: estivation ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
AEstivation \[AE]s`ti*va"tion\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation . (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology English) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation. 2 (context botany English) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration. 3 (context obsolete ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aestivation or æstivation (from , summer, but also spelled estivation in American English ) is a state of animal dormancy , similar to hibernation , characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures ...
Usage examples of aestivation.
Once the habitats were complete and moved into orbit around the destination planet, the Festival travelers would emerge from aestivation, ready to trade and listen.
He had dwelt here in the Scarlet Pylon, alone with his memories amid the ruins of his people, until the coming of Sarchimus, who discovered him during a period of slumber or aestivation, when he was virtually helpless.