frost-free

[ frawst-free, -free, frost- ]

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adjective

(of a refrigerator or other cooling appliance) not requiring defrosting; remaining free of ice buildup.

Begonias must be stored in sand or cocoanut-fibre in shallow boxes, and kept in a frost-free place through the winter.

The length of the frost-free season has an important bearing upon the production of nuts after the trees are matured.

There are 180 to 215 frost-free days in the year, and summers are hot.

The number of frost-free days per year ranges from 198 to 206.

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