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vernalization

Pronunciation: /vəːn(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

(also vernalisation)
Definition of vernalization

noun

[mass noun]
  • the cooling of seed during germination in order to accelerate flowering when it is planted.

Derivatives

vernalize

Pronunciation: /ˈvəːn(ə)lʌɪz/

(also vernalise) verb

Origin:

1930s: translation of Russian yarovizatsiya

vernalization in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of vernalization in the US English dictionary

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