growing season

noun

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

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From diesel prices to urea, farmers are feeling the pinch this growing season. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 But a deep freeze during Florida’s peak tomato season, combined with wet weather during Mexico’s tomato growing season, has shrunk the crop size this year. Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 For perennial plants, the pot size should be based on the size the plant will reach in the coming year or growing season. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026 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, 16 Apr. 2026 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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