Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
AESTIVATIONS
Noun
aestivations
plural of aestivation
Source: Wiktionary
AESTIVATION
Æs`ti*va"tion, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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