dogwood winter
English edit
Etymology edit
So-called because it (typically) falls when dogwoods are flowering.
Noun edit
dogwood winter (plural dogwood winters)
- (especially Southern US, Midwestern US) 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).
- Synonyms: blackberry winter, blackthorn winter
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:dogwood winter.
Translations edit
blackberry winter — see blackberry winter