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Aestivation
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; - opposed to hibernation.
(2):
(n.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Aestivation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/aestivation.html. 1828.