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noun

(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

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10
Starts with
E
Ends with
N
Contains
ST
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

noun

  1. (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period

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