anabiosis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

anabiosis
    n 1: suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme
         drought from which they revive when moisture returns

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

anabiosis \anabiosis\ n.
   1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme
      drought from which they revive when moisture returns.
      [WordNet 1.5]

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