Winterkill
verb (used with or without object)
1.
to kill by or die from exposure to the cold of winter, as wheat.
noun
2.
an act or instance of winterkilling.
3.
death resulting from winterkilling.
verb
1.
(mainly US & Canadian) to kill (crops or other plants) by exposure to frost, cold, etc, or (of plants) to die by this means
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