Dormancy
/DOR-mun-see/🦋 Ecology● Basic
Also known as: winter dormancy
A state of minimal metabolic activity and suspended growth that allows plants to survive unfavorable conditions such as winter cold or summer drought. Dormancy may affect the whole plant or just specific organs like seeds and buds.
Etymology
From Latin dormire, meaning "to sleep."
Example
“Many perennials enter dormancy in winter, dying back to their roots until spring.”