Definition of Serotiny

1. the condition of having late or gradual seed dispersal [n -NIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serotiny

serositis
serosity
serostatus
serosurvey
serosurveys
serosynovial
serosynovitis
serotaxis
serotherapy
serotina
serotinal
serotine
serotines
serotinies
serotinous
serotiny (current term)
serotonergic
serotonergic system
serotonin
serotonin-binding protein kinase
serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor
serotonin agents
serotonin agonists
serotonin antagonists
serotonin uptake inhibitors
serotoninergic
serotonins
serotype
serotyped
serotypes

Literary usage of Serotiny

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings: Symposium on Fire in Wilderness and Park Management edited by James K. Brown, Robert W. Mutch, Charles W. Spoon, Ronald H. Wakimoto (1996)
"On the other hand, the plant may be killed by the fire but its genetic offspring facilitated, such as in the case of seed release (serotiny), ..."

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