VERNALIZE


Meaning of VERNALIZE in English

— vernalization , n.

/verr"nl uyz'/ , v.t., vernalized, vernalizing .

to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.

Also, esp. Brit., vernalise .

[ 1820-30; VERNAL + -IZE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .