Overwintering

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo keep or preserve for the winter.

"It is best to overwinter tender plants indoors."

2.verbTo spend the winter (in a particular place).

"Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed."

3.nounThe action of overwintering

4.nounThe survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host

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