overwinteredadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈwɪntəd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwɪn(t)ərd/ That has survived or been kept alive through the winter.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > [adjective] > living through winter
overwintering1901
overwintered1911
1911 Bot. Gaz. 52 182 The origin of spring infections has frequently been attributed to over-wintered uredospores.
1936 Amer. Bee Jrnl. 76 452 (title) Influence of pollen reserves on the surviving population of over-wintered colonies.
1990 Compl. Angler's Guide Spring 36/1 With the over-wintered fish being unaccustomed to the renewed activity of anglers..few fish are taken around the surface.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1911- nephritogenic
- nephro
- nephro-
- nephroblast
- nephroblastoma
- nephrocalcinosis
- nephrocathartic
- nephrocele
- nephrocolic
- nephrocyte
- nephrodinic
- nephrogastric
- nephrogenic
- nephrogonaduct
- nephrogram
- nephrographic
- nephrography
- nephroid
- nephroideous
- nephrolithiases
- nephrolithiasis
- nephrolithiasises
- nephrolithiasisses
- nephrolithic
- nephrolithotomy