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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, a period of dormancy in the history of a plant or germ.
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We do not want a horse-fight at every resting-stage, and the dun and the black will be locked in a little ...
Kim 2003
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On this resting-stage, within well-defined limits, were dozens of groups of two cleaning one another, and less numerous parties of the tiny professionals working their hearts out on battle-worn soldiers.
Edge of the Jungle William Beebe 1919
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CocoonA case usually of silky material, in which insects are frequently enveloped during the second or resting-stage (pupa) of their existence.
Glossary of the Principal Scientific Terms Used in the Present Volume 1909
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We do not want a horse-fight at every resting-stage, and the dun and the black will be locked in a little ...
Kim Rudyard Kipling 1900
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-- - A case usually of Silky material, in which insects are frequently enveloped during the second or resting-stage (pupa) of their existence.
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