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serotinous

adj
/sɪˈɹɒtɪnəs/UK/səˈɹɑtɪnəs/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”) (see further at serotine) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting pertinence or relation to something).

  1. borrowed from sērōtinus — “late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of serotine (“developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is…

    Synonym of serotine (“developing at a later time or later in a season, especially than is customary with allied species; specifically (botany), of a plant: flowering late in a season”).

  2. Of conifer cones

    Of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.

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Derived

nonserotinous

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA