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se·rot·i·nous S0283600 (sĭ-rŏt′n-əs, sĕr′ə-tī′nəs)adj.1. Remaining on a tree after maturity and opening to release seeds only after exposure to certain conditions, especially heat from a fire. Used of the cones of gymnosperms.2. Being a species having such cones: serotinous pines. [Latin sērōtinus, coming late, from sērō, at a late hour, from sērus, late.] se·rot′i·ny (-rŏt′n-ē) n.serotinous (sɪˈrɒtɪnəs) adj another word for serotine1serotinousenUK
serotinous[sə′rät·ən·əs] (botany) Plants which flower or develop late in a season. serotinousenUK
serotinous (sĭ-rŏt′n-əs, sĕr′ə-tī′nəs)adj.1. Remaining on a tree after maturity and opening to release seeds only after exposure to certain conditions, especially heat from a fire. Used of the cones of gymnosperms.2. Being a species having such cones: serotinous pines. se·rot′i·ny (-rŏt′n-ē) n.ThesaurusSeeserotine |