aestival
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views 1,636,341 updated May 29 2018aestival In the early summer. The term is used with reference to the six-part division of the year used by some ecologists, especially in relation to the study of terrestrial and freshwater communities. Compare AUTUMNAL; HIBERNAL; PREVERNAL; SEROTINAL; and VERNAL.
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY
aestival
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views 1,955,819 updated Jun 27 2018aestival In the early summer. The term is used with reference to the six-part division of the year used by ecologists, especially in relation to the study of terrestrial and freshwater communities. Compare AUTUMNAL; HIBERNAL; PREVERNAL; SEROTINAL; VERNAL.
A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY
aestival
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views 2,256,411 updated Jun 11 2018aestival pert. to the summer. XIV. Also, as in early use, estival — (O)F. estival — L. æstīvālis, f. æstīvus, f. æstus heat; see -IVE, -AL1.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
aestival
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views 2,979,865 updated May 21 2018aestival In the early summer. The term is used with reference to the six-part division of the year used by ecologists, especially in relation to the study of terrestrial and freshwater communities. The full series comprises: prevernal (in early spring); vernal (in late spring); aestival; serotinal (in late summer); autumnal (in the autumn); and hibernal (in the winter).
A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY
