victoriousvocabulary:

LATENT

[adjective]

1. present but not visible, apparent, or actualised; existing as potential.

2. Pathology: (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.

3. Psychology : existing in unconscious or dormant form but potentially able to achieve expression.

4. Botany: (of buds that are not externally manifest) dormant or undeveloped.