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serotinous

/səˈɹɑtɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ser-o-tin-ous
IPA
/səˈɹɑtɪnəs/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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”).

adj

Of conifer cones: requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /səˈɹɑtɪnəs/
  • British English: /sɪˈɹɒtɪnəs/

Derived Forms

nonserotinous

Frequently Paired Words

serotiny

Synonyms

serotinal serotine

Questions

How do you pronounce serotinous?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹɑtɪnəs/.
What does serotinous mean?
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”).
Where does serotinous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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