aestivation

NOUN /,ɛstɪ'veɪʃən/

11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

aestivation is a valid 11-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1E1S1T1I1V4A1T1I1O1N1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42

MEANING

What does aestivation mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens.

SYNONYMS

BROADER