aestivation

See also: æstivation

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formed from Latin aestivare, from aestus (“heat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

aestivation (countable and uncountable, plural aestivations)

(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
(botany) The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
(obsolete) The spending or passing of a summer.
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Related terms

aestivate

Translations

state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 夏眠 (zh) (xiàmián)
Finnish: estivaatio
French: estivation (fr) f
German: Sommerschlaf m
Greek: θερινή νάρκη f (theriní nárki)

Japanese: 夏眠 (かみん, kamin)
Portuguese: estivação f
Russian: ле́тняя спя́чка f (létnjaja spjáčka), эстива́ция f (estivácija)
Spanish: estivación (es) f
Volapük: hitüpaslip

vernation of the parts of flower inside a bud; prefloration

Finnish: silmuasento, vernaatio

(obsolete) spending or passing the summer

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