photoperiodic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting photoperiodism

OriginEnglish periodic ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *peri- →
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Meanings

adjectivephotoperiodic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting photoperiodism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  10. Proto-Italic*per
  11. Latinper
  12. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  13. Proto-Italic*peri-
  14. Latinper-
  15. Englishper-
  16. Englishiodic
  17. Englishperiodic
  18. Englishphotoperiodic

From photo- + periodic.

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APA

photoperiodic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoperiodic

MLA

“photoperiodic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoperiodic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoperiodic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoperiodic.

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