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growing season

noun

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

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In summer, during its growing season, aloe needs water every two or three weeks. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 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, 26 Nov. 2025 A little winter moisture can make the difference between a landscape that struggles and one that enters the next growing season healthy and ready to thrive. Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025 The Augusta Harvest Dinner celebrates the end of the grape-growing season, and Augusta Candlelight Christmas Walks have delighted locals and visitors for more than 40 years. Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for growing season

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“Growing season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20season. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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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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