frostburn

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
   • 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.
   • Late frostburn can be cut off and the plant will recover.
2. 2

   Synonym of frostbite.

   • Yet another hazard of LPG, particularly of propane, is that of frostburn, should the liquid come into contact with the skin.
   • The resulting instant frostburn is incredibly painful, not to mention dangerous.
   • I know you've been outside, if that's what you're getting at. I saw your clothes; I saw the frostburn on your face and hands.

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