winterkill
[ win-ter-kil ]
noun
an act or instance of winterkilling.
death resulting from winterkilling.
Origin of winterkill
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How to use winterkill in a sentence
It has never been known to winterkill in the grape regions of New York and is probably as hardy as any other of our Labruscas.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickPeaches are liable to winterkill, and the crop is uncertain for this reason.
British Dictionary definitions for winterkill
winterkill
/ (ˈwɪntəˌkɪl) /
verb
mainly US and Canadian to kill (crops or other plants) by exposure to frost, cold, etc, or (of plants) to die by this means
Derived forms of winterkill
- winterkilling, adjective, noun
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