serotinous

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serotinous

/sɪˈɹɒtɪnəs/ UK
/səˈɹɑtɪnəs/ US

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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).

adjective

not comparable 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”).
Similar: serotinal, serotine
not comparable Of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.

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@misc{serotinous_2026,
  title = {serotinous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serotinous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}