serotine

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɹətaɪn/, /-tɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɹət(ɪ)n/, /-ˌtin/, /-ˌtaɪn/ Hyphenation: ser‧o‧tine === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French sérotine, from Latin sērōtina, a feminine form of sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”) (referring to the bats being active late in the evening), from sērō (“at a late hour; too late”, adverb) (from sērus (“late, too late; slow, tardy”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“lasting; long”)) + -tinus (suffix forming adjectives from adverbs relating to time). ==== Noun ==== serotine (plural serotines) Any of the genus Eptesicus of several small bats. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin sērōtinus (“late (in ripening, etc.); relating to the evening”): see etymology 1. ==== Adjective ==== serotine (comparative more serotine, superlative most serotine) (biology) 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. Synonyms: serotinal, serotinous ===== Related terms ===== serotiny ===== Translations ===== === References === “serotine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Further reading === serotine bat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia serotiny on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “serotine, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Category:Eptesicus serotinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cnephaeus serotinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === irestone, oneriest == Italian == === Adjective === serotine feminine plural of serotino === Anagrams === intesero, ortensie, sentiero, stonerei, torinese == Latin == === Adjective === sērōtine vocative masculine singular of sērōtinus