dormancy

Example Sentences

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That means putting the Scout name, being revived by VW after four decades of dormancy, in sight of tens of thousands of passing motorists a day.

From Reuters

Cooling temperatures cast the foliage with shades of wine before it fades to a pleasing straw color in dormancy.

From Seattle Times

Hensley offered the possibility that Venus' behavior could be due to "episodic volcanism where periods of intense activity, and interspersed with periods of dormancy whereas another has steady rate of volcanism."

From Salon

“Usually, I suggest using a dormancy oil spray in February or March — it’s fine for organic gardening — and then a copper-based fungicide if anything shows up.”

From Seattle Times

The cherry trees never reached dormancy during the warm winter, he added.

From Washington Times