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Meaning of 'aestivation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aestivation [ n.]
- The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.
- The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.

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aesculapian aesculapius aesculin aesopic aesthesia aesthesiometer aesthesis aesthesodic aesthete aesthetic

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