Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of overwinter.
- n. medicine The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
Examples
“They compose perennial structures such as overwintering buds, bulbs or tubers.”
“Perennials instead build "structures" such as overwintering buds, bulbs or tubers, that contain cells that are not yet specialized and, when the next growing season begins, can be converted into stalks and leaves. making flowers, and thus, after dropping seeds, it dies.”
“overwintering" in the vetiver stems and a timely fire might also be beneficial.”
“Hunters’ explanations of caribou distributions may provide indications of potential range changes under scenarios of warming temperatures, such as overwintering of caribou in coastal areas during warm winters.”
Recent and projected changes in arctic species distributions and potential ranges
“Raised bed planter after overwintering without a cover crop.”
“And so in late 2009, they were causing injury in tree fruit, and we also knew there was a very large population going into overwintering.”
“Dr. LESKEY: Well, part of their natural behavior is to leave their host plants and move to overwintering sites.”
“Indeed, leeks are one of the longest players in the garden; last year's overwintering leeks have only just been harvested, so it pays to put them in a bed where they can be left alone through the year.”
“Rice production fields, in particular, are well suited to provide overwintering habitat for a wide variety of migratory birds.”
The Huffington Post: Susan Buchanan: Rice And Crawfish Farmers Paid To Host Birds After Spill
“Fortunately international pressure and growing public awareness resulted in the butterflies 'overwintering zones being declared a federally protected reserve.”
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vanishedone St. Tiggywinkles: 'Any hedgehog that has not reached 600 grams or is injured in any way, when the weather turns cold will not have the fat reserves to survive hibernation, and so must be kept indoors throughout the winter. (See our Hedgehog Overwintering Fact Sheet).' Dec 4, 2007