"blackberry winter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blackberry winters [plural]
Etymology: So-called because it (typically) falls when blackberries are flowering. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blackberry winter (plural blackberry winters)
  1. (especially Southern US, Midwestern US) A period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May). Wikipedia link: blackberry winter Tags: Midwestern-US, Southern-US, especially Categories (topical): Temperature, Winter Synonyms: blackthorn winter, dogwood winter Coordinate_terms: squaw winter, Indian summer and synonyms listed there Translations (period of cold weather around March, April or May): sants de glaç (note: in May) (Catalan), ijsheiligen (note: in May) (Dutch), takatalvi (Finnish), saints de glace (note: in May) (French), Eisheiligen (note: in May) (German), see also Schafskälte (note: in June) (German), järnnätter [especially, in June] (Swedish)

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