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dormancy (s) (noun), dormancies (pl)
A period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and in animals, when physical activities are temporarily delayed: Dormancy tends to be closely related to environmental situations which influence growth and existence.
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(Latin: winter, wintered, wintry; it also refers to: sleep, sleeping; inactive, inactivity; dormant, dormancy [suspended animation or a lack of activity])