growing season

noun

: the period of the year that is warm enough for plants to grow

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The cork will hold up well to the elements, lasting at least a growing season. Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025 Removing dead and damaged branches during the shrub’s dormant period encourages new growth ahead of the growing season. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025 However, if deep burgundy to nearly black foliage throughout the growing season is appealing to you, consider crape myrtle hybrids such as Black Diamond Purely Purple, Ebony Flame, and Moonlight Magic, whose dark leaves are the backdrop to flowers in purple, red, or white, respectively. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025 In some cases, the frost is severe enough to end the growing season and is then referred to as a 'killing frost'. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for growing season

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growing season

noun
: the period of the year that is warm enough for growth especially of cultivated plants
especially : the period between the last killing frost in the spring and the first one in the fall
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