Noun dormancy has 2 senses
  1. dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
    --1 is a kind of inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
    --1 has particulars: hibernation; estivation, aestivation; slumber
  2. quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping - quiet and inactive restfulness
    --2 is a kind of rest, ease, repose, relaxation
    --2 has particulars: vegetation
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