单词 | frost split |
释义 | > as lemmasfrost split frost split n. rare a split in the wood of a tree caused by freezing; (in early use also) †a tree having such a split (obsolete); cf. frost crack n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > characterized by quality or health > [noun] > damaged or injured frost split1753 snow-cripple1908 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Frost split, a phrase used by our farmers to express such trees as have large cracks in their trunks and branches. 1910 Forestry Quart. June 239 A frost split always occurs between two roots or between the collars of two roots. 1922 F. Dorrance tr. P. Sorauer Man. Plant Dis. I. 586 (caption) Overgrowing frost split in apple branch, produced by artificial cold. < as lemmas |
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