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Definition of Aestival
1. Adjective. (rare) of or occurring in summer. "Estival winds"
Definition of Aestival
1. Adjective. Of or relating to summer. ¹
2. Adjective. Coming forth in the summer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aestival
1. estival [adj] - See also: estival
Medical Definition of Aestival
1. Of or belonging to the summer; as, aestival diseases. [Spelt also estival. Origin: L. Aestivalis, aestivus, fr. Aestas summer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aestival
Literary usage of Aestival
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1906)
"aestival leaves simulating those of V. palmata, but quite glabrous ; truncate at
base ... aestival leaves ovate-oblong in general outline, acute or pointed, ..."
2. Butterflies; Their Structure, Changes and Life-histories, with Special by Samuel Hubbard Scudder (1881)
"... in contrast to the aestival series, hibernate as half-grown caterpillars and
produce the earliest brood of butterflies ; these make their appearance ..."
3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1901)
"The unusual feature of vernal and aestival foliage being present on the same
plant attracted my notice, and I asked for additional material, ..."
4. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1856)
"Stoles aestival, long-jointed, with small leaves, ending in autumnal bulbs, which
become detached. Base of stem cord-like. 8. ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"... the caterpillars would then be forced to hibernate as those of the aestival
series and become members of that series the next year; while the vernal ..."
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