Requiring the heat of a wildfire to open, in order to disperse its seed.
SEROTINOUS is a
10
letter word starting with
S
and ending with
S
Definitions & Synonyms
adjective -
Pertaining to the quality of a plant that keeps its seeds inside cones or fruits through winter, only opening in response to an environmental trigger such as fire, SEROTINOUS is typically used in the context of botanical study.