Late in flowering

• Common European brown bat

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Serotine \Ser"o*tine\, n. [F. s['e]rotine, fr. L. serotinus that comes or happens late.] (Zo["o]l.) The European long-eared bat ( Vesperugo serotinus ).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context botany English) late-flowering n. Any of several small bats of the genus (taxlink Eptesicus genus noshow=1)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"late," 1590s, from French sérotine , from Latin serotinus "that which comes late; that which happens in the evening," from sero , adverb of serus "late" (see soiree ). Also as a noun, a type of small, brown bat, from 1771. Related: serotinous , in botany ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. common European brown bat [syn: European brown bat , Eptesicus serotinus ]