AESTIVATION
\ˌiːstɪvˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˌiːstɪvˈeɪʃən], \ˌiː_s_t_ɪ_v_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Princeton University
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The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; - opposed to hibernation.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).