frostburn
frostburn noun: damage to a plant due to frost which results is leaves looking burnt.
Noun
frostburn (countable and uncountable, plural frostburns)
- Damage to a plant due to frost which results is leaves looking burnt.
- Precise groves set out on the hills west of Pomona (RIGHT) proved less vulnerable to frostburn than those on the flat, where the main protection was the towering eucalyptus windbreak and the sooty smudgepots.1968, Paul C. Johnson, Los Angeles: Portrait of an Extraordinary City, page 240
- Freezing temperatures the last week of January, throughout much of the southeastern and Dade County areas, resulted in considerable frostburn but only a minimal amount of lost acreage.1986, Florida Agricultural Statistics: Vegetable summary, page 11
- Synonym of frostbite.
- Yet another hazard of LPG, particularly of propane, is that of frostburn, should the liquid come into contact with the skin.1985, Ralph William King, Roland Hudson, Construction Hazard and Safety Handbook, page 387
- The resulting instant frostburn is incredibly painful, not to mention dangerous.2000, Annie Getchell, Dave Getchell, Jon Eaton, The Essential Outdoor Gear Manual, page 101
- Synonyms:
- frostbite
Examples of frostburn in a sentence
- Late frostburn can be cut off and the plant will recover.1995, Kim E. Tripp, J. C. Raulston, The Year in Trees: Superb Woody Plants for Four-season Gardens:
- In some cases they may suffer some frostburn but they produce throughout the year and yield more than double the yield of the landrace in the lower areas (the lower lands are in the majority)1996, World Animal Review - Volumes 86-91, page 76:
- I saw your clothes; I saw the frostburn on your face and hands.2000, Tom Deitz, Springwar: A Tale of Eron, page 77:
- The latch leaves frostburns on his fingers but he doesn't feel them.2012, Clio Gray, The Roaring of the Labyrinth:
Synonyms of frostburn
Forms of frostburn
| plural | frostburns |
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Origin of frostburn
From frost + burn.
Words formed from frostburn
Questions about frostburn
- What does frostburn mean?
- Frostburn means damage to a plant due to frost which results is leaves looking burnt.
- How do you use frostburn in a sentence?
- Late frostburn can be cut off and the plant will recover.
- What part of speech is frostburn?
- Frostburn is a noun.
- What is the plural of frostburn?
- The plural of frostburn is frostburns.
Words near frostburn in the dictionary
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