Date: circa 1806 transitive verb to kill (as a plant) by exposure to winter conditions, intransitive verb to die as a result of exposure to winter conditions, winterkill noun
WINTER-KILL
Meaning of WINTER-KILL in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012