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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: estivation (0.02236 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to estivation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: estivation
estivation
n 1: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the
summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
during a hot or dry period [syn:
aestivation]
2: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower
bud before it opens [syn:
aestivation]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: estivation
AEstivation
\[AE]s`ti*va"tion\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and
dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to
hibernation.
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2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as
to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. --Gray.
[1913 Webster] [Spelt also
estivation.]
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