Associations to the word «Estivation»
Wiktionary
ESTIVATION, noun. Alternative spelling of aestivation
Dictionary definition
ESTIVATION, noun. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period.
ESTIVATION, noun. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens.
Wise words
The difference between the right word and the almost right
word is the difference between lightning and a lightning
bug.