"aestivation" in the noun sense
1. estivation, aestivation
zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
2. estivation, aestivation
botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
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