day-neutral

American

[dey-noo-truhl, -nyoo-] / ˈdeɪˌnu trəl, -ˌnju- /

adjective

of or relating to plants that mature or flower regardless of the length of their exposure to alternate periods of darkness and light.

day-neutral British

adjective

(of plants) having an ability to mature and bloom that is not affected by day length

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Etymology

Origin of day-neutral

First recorded in 1940–45

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day-neutral

Flowering in day-neutral plants is not regulated by daylength.

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