[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

winter \win"ter\, n. as. winter; akin to ofries.  d. winter,
   os.  ohg. wintar, g. winter, d.  sw. vinter, icel. vetr,
   goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. old gallic vindo-
   white in comp., oir. find white. ????.
   1913 webster
   1. the season of the year in which the sun shines most
      obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
      "of thirty winter he was old." --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            and after summer evermore succeeds
            barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

            winter lingering chills the lap of may. --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   note: north of the equator, winter is popularly taken to
         include the months of december, january, and february
         see season. astronomically, it may be considered to
         begin with the winter solstice, about december 21st,
         and to end with the vernal equinox, about march 21st.
         1913 webster

   2. the period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
      1913 webster

            life's autumn past, i stand on winter's verge.
                                                  --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   winter apple, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that
      does not ripen until winter.

   winter barley, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.

   winter berry bot., the name of several american shrubs
      ilex verticillata, ilex laevigata, etc. of the holly
      family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.
      

   winter bloom. bot.
      a a plant of the genus azalea.
      b a plant of the genus hamamelis hamamelis
          viginica; witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers
          appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are
          falling.

   winter bud zool., a statoblast.

   winter cherry bot., a plant physalis alkekengi of the
      nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the
      inflated and persistent calyx. see alkekengi.

   winter cough med., a form of chronic bronchitis marked by
      a cough recurring each winter.

   winter cress bot., a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant
      barbarea vulgaris.

   winter crop, a crop which will bear the winter, or which
      may be converted into fodder during the winter.

   winter duck. zool.
      a the pintail.
      b the old squaw.

   winter egg zool., an egg produced in the autumn by many
      invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. such
      eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a
      thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a
      protective case. they sometimes develop in a manner
      different from that of the summer eggs.

   winter fallow, ground that is fallowed in winter.

   winter fat. bot. same as white sage, under white.

   winter fever med., pneumonia. colloq.

   winter flounder. zool. see the note under flounder.

   winter gull zool., the common european gull; -- called
      also winter mew. prov. eng.

   winter itch. med. see prarie itch, under prairie.

   winter lodge, or winter lodgment. bot. same as
      hibernaculum.

   winter mew. zool. same as winter gull, above. prov.
      eng.

   winter moth zool., any one of several species of
      geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the
      european species cheimatobia brumata. these moths have
      rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago
      state. the female of some of the species is wingless.

   winter oil, oil prepared so as not to solidify in
      moderately cold weather.

   winter pear, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or
      that does not ripen until winter.

   winter quarters, the quarters of troops during the winter;
      a winter residence or station.

   winter rye, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn.

   winter shad zool., the gizzard shad.

   winter sheldrake zool., the goosander. local, u. s.

   winter sleep zool., hibernation.

   winter snipe zool., the dunlin.

   winter solstice. astron. see solstice, 2.

   winter teal zool., the green-winged teal.

   winter wagtail zool., the gray wagtail motacilla
      melanope. prov. eng.

   winter wheat, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the
      winter, and ripens in the following summer.

   winter wren zool., a small american wren troglodytes
      hiemalis closely resembling the common wren.
      1913 webster
see also:
season winter apple winter barley winter berry ilex verticillata ilex laevigata 
winter bloom hamamelis hamamelis viginica winter bud winter cherry 
physalis alkekengi alkekengi winter cough winter cress barbarea vulgaris 
winter crop winter duck winter egg winter fallow winter fat 
white sage white winter fever winter flounder flounder 
winter gull winter mew winter itch prarie itch prairie 
winter lodge winter lodgment hibernaculum winter mew winter moth 
cheimatobia brumata winter oil winter pear winter quarters winter rye 
winter shad winter sheldrake winter sleep winter snipe winter solstice 
solstice winter teal winter wagtail motacilla melanope winter wheat 
winter wren troglodytes hiemalis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

alkekengi \al`keken"gi\, n. cf. f. alk'ekenge, sp.
   alquequenje, ultimately fr. ar. al-k=akanj a kind of resin
   from herat. bot.
   an herbaceous plant of the nightshade family physalis
   alkekengi and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry,
   the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy
   calyx; -- also called winter cherry, ground cherry, and
   strawberry tomato. --d. c. eaton.
   1913 webster
see also:
physalis alkekengi winter cherry ground cherry strawberry tomato 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cherry \cher"ry\ che^r"ry^, n. oe. chery, for cherys, fr.
   f. cerise cf. as. cyrs cherry, fr. ll. ceresia, fr. l.
   cerasus cherry tree, gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,
   from the hardness of the wood.
   1. bot. a tree or shrub of the genus prunus which also
      includes the plum bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
      stone;
      a the common garden cherry prunus cerasus, of which
          several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
          fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
          black tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, may-duke
          corrupted from m'edoc in france.
      b the wild cherry; as, prunus serotina wild black
          cherry, valued for its timber; prunus virginiana
          choke cherry, an american shrub which bears
          astringent fruit; prunus avium and prunus padus,
          european trees bird cherry.
          1913 webster

   2. the fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
      and flavors.
      1913 webster

   3. the timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
      used in cabinetmaking, etc.
      1913 webster

   4. a peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
      1913 webster

   barbadoes cherry. see under barbadoes.

   cherry bird zool., an american bird; the cedar bird; --
      so called from its fondness for cherries.

   cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.

   cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
      

   cherry laurel bot., an evergreen shrub prunus
      lauro-cerasus common in shrubberies, the poisonous
      leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
      

   cherry pepper bot., a species of capsicum capsicum
      cerasiforme, with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
      cherry-shaped fruit.

   cherry pit.
      a a child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
          hole. --shak.
      b a cherry stone.

   cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.

   cherry sucker zool., the european spotted flycatcher
      musicapa grisola; -- called also cherry chopper
      cherry snipe.

   cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.

   ground cherry, winter cherry, see alkekengi.
      1913 webster
see also:
prunus prunus cerasus prunus serotina prunus virginiana prunus avium prunus padus 
barbadoes cherry barbadoes cherry bird cherry bounce cherry brandy 
cherry laurel prunus lauro-cerasus cherry pepper capsicum capsicum cerasiforme 
cherry pit cherry rum cherry sucker musicapa grisola cherry chopper 
cherry snipe cherry tree ground cherry winter cherry alkekengi 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

winter cherry
     n 1: old world perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated
          papery orange-red calyx syn: chinese lantern plant, bladder
          cherry, physalis alkekengi
     2: small south american shrub cultivated as a houseplant for
        its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow
        cherry-sized fruit syn: jerusalem cherry, madeira
        winter cherry, solanum pseudocapsicum
see also:
chinese lantern plant bladder cherry physalis alkekengi jerusalem cherry madeira winter cherry solanum pseudocapsicum 

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