dormance

dɔʁmɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of dormance - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

bourgeon

TECH.

arrêt temporaire du développement d'un organe végétal

TECH.

La dormance des bourgeons protège l'arbre en hiver.

latence

saison

TECH.

période de repos des plantes face au froid et manque de lumière

TECH.

La dormance hivernale permet aux végétaux de survivre au gel.

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entrer en dormance

passer dans un état de repos biologique temporaire

Les graines entrent en dormance pendant l'hiver pour survivre au froid.

état de dormance

période de repos où les activités biologiques ralentissent ou s'arrêtent temporairement

Les graines entrent en état de dormance pendant l'hiver.

rester en dormance

demeurer dans un état d'inactivité temporaire en attendant des conditions favorables

Les graines restent en dormance pendant l'hiver avant de germer.

Origin of dormance

latin, dormire (dormir)

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période de latence

biologie

phase de dormance ou d'inactivité d'un organisme vivant

acide abscissique

plantes

hormone végétale qui contrôle la dormance et protège contre le stress

hivernante

adj.

saison froide

qui passe l’hiver dans un endroit, en séjour ou en dormance

hiverner

dormance

passer l'hiver en repos biologique en parlant de graines ou insectes

Examples of dormance in a sentence

Certains arbres entrent en dormance à l’automne.
La dormance ralentit la croissance des arbres.
La dormance débute à l’automne chez certaines espèces.

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English:dormancy, dormant period, ...
German:Dormanz, ...
Italian:dormienza, quiescenza, ...
Spanish:latencia, letargo, ...
Portuguese:dormência, ...
Chinese:休眠, 休眠期, ...
Japanese:休眠, 休眠期, ...
Arabic:سكون, ...
Hebrew:תַּרְדֵּמָה, ...
Russian:покой, ...
Ukrainian:спокій, період спокою, ...
Catalan:dormància, dormició, ...
Danish:dvale, hvileperiode, ...
Dutch:rustperiode van de knoppen, dormantie, ...
Greek:χειμερία νάρκη μπουμπουκιού, λήθαργος, ...
Khmer:ភាពស្ងប់, ភាពស្ងប់របស់រុក្ខជាតិ, ...
Korean:휴면, 휴면기, ...
Polish:dormancja, uśpienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):dormência, período de repouso, ...
Romanian:dormanță, dormantă, ...
Swedish:dvala, vila, ...
Thai:การพักตัว, ระยะพักตัว, ...
Turkish:dormansi, uyku dönemi, ...
Vietnamese:sự ngủ nghỉ, thời kỳ ngủ đông, ...

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Definition of dormance - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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