aestivation

== English == === Alternative forms === æstivation, estivation === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aestīvātiō, from Latin aestīvō, aestīvāre (“to spend or pass the summer in a place”), from aestīvus (“of or pertaining to summer”), from aestās (“summer”) +‎ -īvus. === 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. ==== Related terms ==== aestivate ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (inactivity): torpor