serotina (serotina)

[NL., fem. of seroti nus, late: see serotine.] The decidua serotina (which see, under decidua ). serotine (ser'ō-tin), n. [= F. sérotine, grayish the evening. serotinous (sē-rot'i-nus), a. [= It. serotine, serotino, serotinus , late, backward: see serotine.] In bot . , appearing late in a season, or later than some allied species.