Standard Lemma guide

serotinal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɪˈɹɒtɪnəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈɹəʊ-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɛɹəˈtaɪnəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /səˈɹɑtɪnəl/
  • General-American: /səˈɹɑtnəl/
  • General-American: /ˌsɛɹəˈtaɪnəl/
  • rhymes with -aɪnəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

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”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serotinous, serotine

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Occurring in or pertaining to late summer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, often

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From serotine + -al (suffix forming adjectives).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: myöhäiskesäinen — pertaining to or occurring in late summer
  • French: sérotinal — pertaining to or occurring in late summer
  • Georgian: გვიანი ზაფხულისა (gviani zapxulisa) — pertaining to or occurring in late summer
  • Macedonian: доцнолетен (docnoleten) — pertaining to or occurring in late summer