A tree (Drimys winteri) native to Chile and Argentina, grown as an ornamental plant for its reddish-brown bark, bright green, fragrant leaves and clusters of creamy white, jasmine-scented flowers.

(US) Of crops, having been killed by winter weather.

A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.

(Germanic paganism) A festival celebrated in Heathenry which marks the beginning of fall, held on the autumn equinox.

bladder cherry or Chinese lantern (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi) / other species of Physalis / Solanum pseudocapsicum (Jerusalem cherry) / Withania somnifera (ashwagandha)

(transitive, idiomatic) To spend extended periods of time with; to test. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To endure.

plural of winter cherry

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winter-kill

(transitive) To kill by the effects of wintery conditions / (intransitive) To die from the lethal effects of wintery conditions

A warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter / (zoology) An animal's seasonal appearance in winter, notably thicker and/or otherwise camouflaged plumage or fur after (often autumnal) moulting