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(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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a state of lower metabolic activity during droughts or hot seasons. Compare "hibernation."
Ãâó: museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/glossary/gawwglossar...
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A physiological state characterized by slow metabolism and inactivity, which permits survival during long periods of elevated temperature and diminished water supply
Ãâó: el.erdc.usace.army.mil/emrrp/turtles/glossary.html
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(aestivation) - a resting stage (quiescence) resulting from continued high temperature or xeric conditions; diapause; hibernation
Ãâó: insects.tamu.edu/youth/4H/studymaterials/senior/gl...
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Torpor brought on by extended periods of drought or heat
Ãâó: boxturtlesite.org/glos.html
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