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aestivation

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aes⋅ti⋅vate

  [es-tuh-veyt or, especially Brit., ee-stuh-]
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–verb (used without object), -vat⋅ed, -vat⋅ing.
estivate.
Related forms:
aes⋅ti⋅va⋅tion, noun
aes⋅ti⋅va⋅tor, noun
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aes·ti·va·tion   (ěs'tə-vā'shən)   
n.  Variant of estivation.
es·ti·va·tion also aes·ti·va·tion   (ěs'tə-vā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of spending or passing the summer.

  2. Zoology A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer.

  3. Botany The arrangement of flower parts in the bud.

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aestivation   (ěs'tə-vā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
Another spelling of estivation.
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