Read the dictionary definition of dormant. All definitions for this word.
1. inactive but capable of becoming active
1. her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
2. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
1. a dormant volcano
3. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
1. dormant buds
2. a hibernating bear
3. torpid frogs
4. lying with head on paws as if sleeping