dogwood winter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
So-called because it (typically) falls when dogwoods are flowering.
Noun[edit]
dogwood winter (plural dogwood winters)
- (especially Southern US, Midwestern US) A period of cold weather that falls when dogwoods are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).
- Synonyms: blackberry winter, blackthorn winter
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:dogwood winter.
Translations[edit]
blackberry winter — see blackberry winter