2. (Bot.)
Defn: The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]
AESTUARY
Æs"tu*a*ry, n. & a.
Defn: See Estuary.
AESTUOUS
Æs"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. aestuosus, fr. aestus fire, glow.]
Defn: Glowing; agitated, as with heat.
AETHEOGAMOUS
A*ë`the*og"a*mous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous.
AETHER
Æ"ther, n.
Defn: See Ether.