aestivation
/ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/
noun
- 1
A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
- 2
The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
- 3
The spending or passing of a summer.
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