dogwood winter

noun

A period of cold weather that falls when dogwoods are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).

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blackberry winterblackthorn winter
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Meanings

noundogwood winter (plural dogwood winters)

plural dogwood winters

  1. Midwestern USSouthern USespeciallyA period of cold weather that falls when dogwoods are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:dogwood winter.

    Synonyms: blackberry winter, blackthorn winter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA period of cold weather that falls when dogwoods are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).

Similar
blackberry winterblackthorn winter
Also see
blackberry winter

Origin

So-called because it (typically) falls when dogwoods are flowering.

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APA

dogwood winter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogwood%20winter

MLA

“dogwood winter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogwood%20winter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogwood winter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogwood%20winter.

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