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AEstival
AEstival [AE]s"ti*val, a. [L. aestivalis, aestivus, fr. aestas summer.] Of or belonging to the summer; as, [ae]stival diseases. [Spelt also estival.]
AEstivate
AEstivate [AE]s"ti*vate, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.] 1. To spend the summer. 2. (Zo["o]l.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate.]
AEstivation
AEstivation [AE]s`ti*va"tion, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation. 2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. --Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]
Clupea aestivalis
Blueback Blue"back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A trout (Salmo oquassa) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine. (b) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward. (c) An American river herring (Clupea [ae]stivalis), closely allied to the alewife.
estival
AEstival [AE]s"ti*val, a. [L. aestivalis, aestivus, fr. aestas summer.] Of or belonging to the summer; as, [ae]stival diseases. [Spelt also estival.]
Estival
Estival Es"ti*val, a., Estivate Es"ti*vate, v. i., Estivation Es`ti*va"tion, n. Same as [AE]stival, [AE]stivate, etc.
estivate
AEstivate [AE]s"ti*vate, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.] 1. To spend the summer. 2. (Zo["o]l.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate.]
Estivate
Estival Es"ti*val, a., Estivate Es"ti*vate, v. i., Estivation Es`ti*va"tion, n. Same as [AE]stival, [AE]stivate, etc.
estivation
AEstivation [AE]s`ti*va"tion, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation. 2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. --Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]
Estivation
Estival Es"ti*val, a., Estivate Es"ti*vate, v. i., Estivation Es`ti*va"tion, n. Same as [AE]stival, [AE]stivate, etc.
Festival
Festival Fes"ti*val, a. [OF. festival, fr. L. festivum festive jollity, fr. festivus festive, gay. See Festive.] Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a festival; joyous; mirthful. I cannot woo in festival terms. --Shak.
Vexilary aestivation
Vexillar Vex"il*lar, Vexillary Vex"il*la*ry, [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. Vexilary [ae]stivation (Bot.), a mode of [ae]stivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.

Meaning of Stiva from wikipedia

- A stube (stiva (Romansh), stüa (Ladin)) is the traditional living area of the German-speaking Alpine areas (Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the Italian...
- nicknamed "Dolly", banishes her unfaithful husband Prince Stephan "Stiva" Oblonsky. Stiva's sister, Anna Karenina, a socialite living in Saint Petersburg with...
- about Stiva's affair and convinces her that Stiva still loves her despite the infidelity. Dolly is moved by Anna's speeches and decides to forgive Stiva. Kitty...
- travelling by train from St. Petersburg to Moscow to visit her brother, Stiva. Stiva is married to Dolly; however, he has been having an affair with the governess...
- has helped Stephanie take care of her unit in exchange for a six-pack. Stiva owned his own funeral parlor, known as the best in the Burg. The original...
- Czarist official Karenin. While in Moscow she tries to persuade her brother Stiva from a life of debauchery and adultery. She also meets military officer...
- as Count Aleksei Vronsky Paul Scofield as Aleksei Karenin Ian Ogilvy as Stiva Anna M****ey as Betsy Joanna David as Dolly Judi Bowker as Kitty Valerie...
- Colette — 1995 The Maddening — Leaving Las Vegas Bartender 1997 Anna Karenina Stiva 1998 Spanish Fly John Susan's Plan Gambler 1999 Rockin' Good Times Jimmy's...
- Maud Ruthyn in Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic novel Uncle Silas (1864). Stiva, the brother of the eponymous heroine in Anna Karenina (1878), had an affair...
- Bloom as Anna Karenina Sean Connery as Count Alexis Vronsky Jack Watling as Stiva, Prince Oblonsky Valerie Taylor as Countess Vronsky Daphne Anderson as Dolly...