Serotinous
/sɪˈɹɒtɪnəs/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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”). not-comparable
- 2 Of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed. not-comparable
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).