serotinal

(sə rät′'n əl)

adjective

Bot. late or delayed in development: said esp. of late-flowering plants

Origin: < L serotinus < serus, late < IE base *sē(i)-, slow, let fall, neglect, stretch out > seed, side

See serotinal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Serotinous.

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