estivation
/,ɛstə'veɪʃən/
noun
10 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period.
2
(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens.
WORD FORMS
Related formestivate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinestivationway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllableses · ti · va · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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