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dogwood winter

noun

Etymology

So-called because it (typically) falls when dogwoods are flowering.

Definitions

  1. A period of cold weather that falls when dogwoods are flowering, or more generally any…

    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).

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