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serotiny

serotiny noun: seed dispersal as a result of an ecological trigger, typically fire.

Noun

serotiny (uncountable)

  1. seed dispersal as a result of an ecological trigger, typically fire
  2. The quality of being serotinous, requiring the heat of a wildfire to open.

Questions about serotiny

What does serotiny mean?
Serotiny means seed dispersal as a result of an ecological trigger, typically fire.
What part of speech is serotiny?
Serotiny is a noun.

Words near serotiny in the dictionary

  1. serotherapy
  2. serotinal
  3. serotine
  4. serotines
  5. serotinous
  6. serotiny
  7. serotiter
  8. serotiters
  9. serotitre
  10. serotitres
  11. serotogenic

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