Definition of estivation Estivation

es•ti•va•tion

We found 5 definitions of estivation from 4 different sources.

What does estivation mean?

Noun Plural: estivations
estivation - (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
		aestivation
		dormancy, quiescence, quiescency a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
		zoological science, zoology the branch of biology that studies animals
estivation - (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
		aestivation
		arrangement the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
		flower bud a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop