Estivation

[Fr.; Lat. æstivatio.] Act of pa ing the summer. "A grotto is a place of shade or estivation ." - Bacon . (Bot.) See ÆSTIVATION. Estoilée, (es- two -la',) a. [O. Fr.] ( Her .) Applied to a star with only four long rays in the form of a cro , broad in the centre, terminating in a sharp point, and called Cro estoilée.