Dormancy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008433",
  "term": "Dormancy",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An inactive or quiesent period in which seeds, spores, bulbs, buds, and other vegetative and reproductive organs cease growth and development and reduce metabolic activity; dormancy can be a physiological response to adverse environmental conditions, in many plants it is triggered by change in photoperiod and/or temperature.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Coastal Prairie Region Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dormancy/"
}