photoperiod

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photoperiod

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From photo- + period.

noun photoperiods

The normal duration of natural daylight experienced by an organism; daylength.
Similar: day, daylength

Opposite: scotoperiod

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noun

Opposite: scotoperiod

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noun duration of daylight

Italiano	fotoperiodo

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"photoperiod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/photoperiod. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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photoperiod. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/photoperiod

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"photoperiod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/photoperiod.

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@misc{photoperiod_2026,
  title = {photoperiod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/photoperiod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}