Estivation Definition & Meaning
estivation
- noun
- (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
- (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
Words that rhyme with estivation
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