Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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estivation | Yes | No | No | No |
phytology | Yes | No | No | No |
estivation (noun) | phytology (noun) |
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(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens | the branch of biology that studies plants |
(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period |