aesˈtivate or (US) esˈtivate /-ti-vāt/ intransitive verb

To pass the summer, esp (usu of animals and insects) in a state of torpor

aestivāˈtion or (US) estivāˈtion noun

1. A spending of the summer
2. Manner of folding in the flower-bud (botany)
3. Arrangement of foliage leaves relative to one another in the bud (botany)
4. Dormancy during the dry season (zoology and botany)