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short-day

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short-day (shôrtd)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a plant that flowers only after exposure to light periods shorter than a certain critical length, as in early spring or fall.

short-day
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) able to flower only if exposed to short periods of daylight (less than 12 hours), each followed by a long dark period Compare long-day


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