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phenology definition
phe·nol·ogy (fē näl′ə jē, fi-)
noun
the study of natural phenomena that recur periodically, as migration or blossoming, and of their relation to climate and changes in season
Etymology: contr. < phenomenology
Related Forms:
- phenological phe′·no·log′i·cal (fē′nə läj′i kəl) adjective
- phenologically phe′·no·log′i·cally adverb
- phenologist phe·nol′o·gist noun
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