1. Noun
The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.
2. Noun
The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.
3. Noun
(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
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