English dictionary

life cycle

/l/aI/f_'s/aI/k/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage

noun.phenomenon

Source: WordNet 3.0
the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0