aestivation

Noun
  1. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer;
    Especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period (synset 114037633)
    referred to in: zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
    is a type of: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
    same as: estivation
  2. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens (synset 107963655)
    referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    is a type of: arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
    is a part of: flower bud - a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop
    same as: estivation

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