PHENOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

phenology (uncountable)

(biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena.

Anagrams

• nephology

Source: Wiktionary

Phe*nol"o*gy, n. [Contracted from Phenomenology.] (Biol.)

Definition: The science of the relations between climate and periodic biological phenomena, as the migrations and breeding of birds, the flowering and fruiting of plants, etc. -- Phe`no*log"ic*al (#), a. -- Phe`no*log"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Phe*nol"o*gist (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition