serotinous
adjective
se·rot·i·nous
sə-ˈrä-tə-nəs
sə-ˈrät-nəs;
ˌser-ə-ˈtī-nəs
: remaining closed on the tree with seed dissemination delayed or occurring gradually
serotinous cones
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