# aestivation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/

## Definitions
1. A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.
2. The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.
3. The spending or passing of a summer.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aestīvātiō, from Latin aestīvō, aestīvāre (“to spend or pass the summer in a place”), from aestīvus (“of or pertaining to summer”), from aestās (“summer”) + -īvus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aestivation