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sunscald

noun

Etymology

From sun + scald.

  1. derived from excaldo — “bathe in hot water”
  2. derived from escalder
  3. inherited from scalden
  4. compounded as sunscald — “sun + scald”

Definitions

  1. Localized damage to the tissues of trees or their fruits caused by bright sunlight.

  2. To suffer such damage.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA