- vexillary aestivation
- noun
: aestivation (as in most pea flowers) in which one large upper petal folds over and covers the other smaller petals
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
vexillary aestivation
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Vexilary aestivation — Vexillar Vex il*lar, Vexillary Vex il*la*ry, [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
