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Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of aestivation. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

   "On the Vnder Story, tovvards the Garden, Let it be turned to a Grotta, or Place of Shade, or Eſtiuation."

2. 2
   (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens wordnet
3. 3
   (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period wordnet

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aestivation

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"On the Vnder Story, tovvards the Garden, Let it be turned to a Grotta, or Place of Shade, or Eſtiuation."

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