estivation

Noun	1.	estivation - (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period Synonyms: aestivation
	2.	estivation - (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens Synonyms: aestivation

aestivate, aestivation, dormancy, estivate, quiescence, quiescency, zoological science, zoology