Associations to the word «Dormancy»
Noun
- Seedling
- Seed
- Aba
- Embryo
- Dispersal
- Viability
- Bud
- Weed
- Dor
- Fertilization
- Freezing
- Period
- Hormone
- Spore
- Conserve
- Roots
- Drought
- Volcano
- Watering
- Temperature
- Metabolite
- Eruption
- Tem
- Cooler
- Plant
- Growth
- Bulb
- Pest
- Moisture
- Insect
- Initiation
- Leaf
- Survival
- Vine
- Reproduction
- Cycle
- Tumor
- Stem
- Signaling
- Organism
- Winter
- Inhibitor
- Tolerance
- Prevalence
- Mechanism
- Frost
- Larva
- Termination
- Emergence
- Storage
- Condition
- Fruit
- Cone
- Soil
- Break
- Drainage
- Shoot
- Coat
- Physiology
Adjective
Wiktionary
DORMANCY, noun. The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
Dictionary definition
DORMANCY, noun. A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy".
DORMANCY, noun. Quiet and inactive restfulness.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.