serotinous
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English
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]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈɹɒtɪnəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /səˈɹɑtɪnəs/
- Hyphenation: ser‧o‧tin‧ous
Adjective
serotinous (not comparable)
- (biology) 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”)
- Synonym: serotinal
- (botany) Of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.
Related terms
Translations
synonym of serotine — see serotine
of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open
References
- ^ “serotinous, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
