Serotinous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Botany Late in developing or blooming.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.
  • adj. Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied species.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied species.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In botany, appearing late in a season, or later than some allied species.
    • Word Usage
    "Although in the past fire was sometimes an immediate enemy to specific stands of lodgepole, fire also opened the serotinous cones and prepared a nutrient-rich seedbed for the next generation."
     
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