dormant season; dormancy period
Refers to a period when an organism or system is inactive, such as winter dormancy for plants or hibernation for animals.
多くの植物は冬の休眠期に成長を止める。
Many plants stop growing during the winter dormant season.
Compound of 休眠 (kyūmin, 'dormancy, hibernation') and 期 (ki, 'period, season').