Serotinous
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /sɪˈɹɒtɪnəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Serotinous is an adjective meaning (botany) Of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.
Meaning
(botany) Of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.
More Meanings
- (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”).
Synonyms for serotinous
Depending on context, synonyms include serotinal, serotine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cones, seminiferous, spermophytic, semeniferous, chlorospermous, spermatophorous.
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