winterkill
[ win-ter-kil ]
/ ˈwɪn tərˌkɪl /
verb (used with or without object)
noun
an act or instance of winterkilling.
death resulting from winterkilling.
Words nearby winterkill
winterfeed,
wintergreen,
wintergreen barberry,
wintergreen oil,
winterize,
winterkill,
winterly,
winterreise, die,
winters,
winterset,
wintersweet
Example sentences from the Web for winterkill
Peaches are liable to winterkill, and the crop is uncertain for this reason.
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. Hedrick
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