(Of a plant) alive but not growing (7)

I believe the answer is:

dormant

(Other definitions for dormant that I've seen before include "Deeply sleeping" , "Temporarily quiet" , "Temporarily inactive, being mordant" , "Latent" , "Lethargic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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