growing season

noun

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

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This helps provide some shade and extend the growing season into early summer. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025 The cold temperatures have signaled the end of the growing season and the approach of winter. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 But this year, Gienger’s pumpkin was damaged during the growing season, taking him out of the running for the 2025 title. Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 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, 11 Oct. 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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