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short-day

[ shawrt-dey ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈdeɪ /
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adjective Botany.
requiring a short photoperiod.
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Origin of short-day

First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for short-day

short-day

adjective
(of plants) able to flower only if exposed to short periods of daylight (less than 12 hours), each followed by a long dark periodCompare long-day
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