long-day
requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
Origin of long-day
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How to use long-day in a sentence
Mrs. Armine was fatigued by the journey, and by the long day at Denderah, which had secretly depressed her.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThen tears would cloud the beautiful black eyes, and the labours of the long day fell more heavily from the willing hands.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieI'd rather get up even earlier than usual on a holiday, and feel we have the whole long day before us.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthIt was told afterward by the Shawnees that he killed more than that weak-hearted one during the long day.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterThe next day the gentlemen went fishing and Marion and Judith kept the long day to themselves.
Growing Up | Jennie M. Drinkwater
British Dictionary definitions for long-day
(of certain plants) able to mature and flower only if exposed to long periods of daylight (more than 12 hours), each followed by a shorter period of darkness: Compare short-day
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