English Dictionary

serotinous

形容詞

比較不可 植物学

(of conifer cones) Requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed. / (botany) Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied species.

日本語の意味

（針葉樹の球果が）山火事の熱によって開裂し、種子が散布される / （植物学）仲間の種よりも遅い時期に出現・開花する

After the fire, the serotinous cones on the lodgepole pines finally released their seeds, carpeting the burned slope with new life.

火事の後、火災の熱で開いて種子を散布する針葉樹の球果はようやく種子を放出し、焼けた斜面を新しい命で覆った。

意味（1）

(of conifer cones) Requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.

意味（2）

(botany) Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary with allied species.