phenology
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noun \fi-ˈnä-lə-jē\Definition of PHENOLOGY
1
: a branch of science dealing with the relations between climate and periodic biological phenomena (as bird migration or plant flowering)
2
: periodic biological phenomena that are correlated with climatic conditions
— phe·no·log·i·cal \ˌfē-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— phe·no·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Origin of PHENOLOGY
phenomena + -logy
First Known Use: circa 1884
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