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phenological, a.|fiːnəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl|
Also phæn-.
[f. pheno- (in phenomenon) + -logical (in meteorological, etc.): rendering Ger. phänologisch, used by Dr. C. Fritsch in Jahrb. d. k.k. Central-Anstalt für Meteorologie, 1853, Vienna 1858.]
Of or pertaining to phenology or to the objects of its study. So phenoˈlogic a.; phenology |fɪˈnɒlədʒɪ|, the study of the times of recurring natural phenomena (see quot. 1884), esp. in relation to climatic conditions; pheˈnologist, one who studies phenology.
1875(title) Instructions for the Observation of Phenological Phenomena, published by the Council of the Meteorological Society. 1883Nature 4 Jan. 234/2 The most important feature of the phenological year was the mild winter. 1884Ibid. 9 Oct. 558/2 Phenology, the observation of the first flowering and fruiting of plants, the foliation and defoliation of trees, the arrival, nesting, and departure of birds, and such like, has attracted the attention of naturalists from time to time for nearly 150 years. 1894Naturalist 241 Phenological notes and statistical tables of rainfall and temperature. 1897Willis Flower. Pl. I. 155 The study of the periodic phenomena of vegetation..is termed phaenology. 1947[see isophane, isophene]. 1974Nature 1 Mar. 42/1 This proposed sequence of major volcanic eruptions followed by several years of cold summers and then by glacial advance is supported by historic and phenologic data. |