What is the definition of aestivation?

What is the definition of aestivation?
  1. The study of plants and flowers
  2. The study of birds and their habitats
  3. The arrangement of sepals or petals in a floral bud with respect to the other members of the same whorl
  4. The study of insect behaviour

Solution

Aestivation refers to the way in which the sepals or petals in a floral bud are arranged with respect to one another in a whorl.

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