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short-day

[ shawrt-dey ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈdeɪ /

adjective Botany.

requiring a short photoperiod.

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Nearby words

short-change, short-circuit, short-commons, short-cut, short-dated, short-day, short-day plant, short-eared owl, short-form, short-handed, short-haul

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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