winter dormancy

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winter
noun[C or U]
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/ˈwɪn.tər/us
/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather ...
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dormancy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdɔː.mən.si/us
/ˈdɔːr.mən.si/
the state of being dormant (= not active or growing but able to become ...
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Two other seedlings survivedwinterdormancy, one of which (from a 192-year-old fruit) subsequently died, whereas the other (from a 408-year-old fruit) is thriving.
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It normally grows rather wildly from several stems, which can be heavily pruned (or even cut to the ground) duringwinterdormancy.
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To be grown successfully, plants of the wild species must be given a substantial period ofwinterdormancyduring which they form hibernacula.
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Like many other carnivorous plants of temperate regions, cobra lilies require a coldwinterdormancyin order to live long-term.
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Duringwinterdormancy, the fetus attaches to the uterine wall.
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Amphibians and reptiles are commonly aged using this method because they undergo discrete annual activity cycles (i.e.winterdormancy).
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The region experiences 4 distinct seasons with no extremes in temperatures that provides a relatively uneventful annual growth cycle for grapevines--especiallywinterdormancy.
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After thewinterdormancy, the larvae are fed and cared for until they pupate or are large enough to be returned to the wild.
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Temperate species often form tight buds (called hibernacula) composed of scale-like leaves during awinterdormancyperiod.
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It requires awinterdormancyperiod, and will only persist in cold-weather regions.
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The papers were oriented on metabolismus, neurophysiology andwinterdormancyin rodents.
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Liquid water is unavailable for much of the winter, and plants and many of the animals ungergo awinterdormancyin which metabolism is very slow.
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