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winter
Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in temperate and polar climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring, when the hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun as a result of the tilt of Earth's axis. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather.
deciduous plant
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit. The antonym of deciduous in the botanical sense is evergreen.
nuclear winter
hypothetical climatic effect of nuclear war
volcanic winter
temperature anomaly event caused by a volcanic eruption
snow tire
tires designed for use on snow and ice
impact winter
hypothesized extended period of worldwide cold weather due to the impact of a celestial body on the Earth's surface
winter vacation
school break in winter
winter garden
kind of garden maintained in wintertime
winter wheat
wheat sown in the fall, persisting through the winter as seedlings, and harvested the following spring or summer after it reaches full maturity
hibernaculum
animal hibernation chamber in zoology