- (n.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.
- (n.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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