long-day
[ lawng-dey, long- ]
/ ˈlɔŋˈdeɪ, ˈlɒŋ- /
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adjective Botany.
requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower.
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Origin of long-day
First recorded in 1915–20
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Examples from the Web for long-day
As he hastened out to trail the long-day bitter enemies, he was framing in his mind the preliminary answers for the coroner.
Laramie Holds the Range|Frank H. SpearmanWith our present arrangement, we had these long-day marches every other day.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald AmundsenSo in general our winter work was about as restless and trying as that of the long-day summer.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth|John Muir
British Dictionary definitions for long-day
long-day
adjective
(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 darknessCompare short-day
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