sunscald

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noun

Localized damage to the tissues of trees or their fruits caused by bright sunlight.

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sunburn
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Meanings

nounsunscald (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLocalized damage to the tissues of trees or their fruits caused by bright sunlight.

    Synonyms: sunburn

verbsunscald (third-person singular simple present sunscalds, present participle sunscalding, simple past and past participle sunscalded)

present singular third person sunscalds · participle present sunscalding · participle past sunscalded · past sunscalded

  1. intransitiveTo suffer such damage.

    Synonyms: sunburn

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLocalized damage to the tissues of trees or their fruits caused by bright sunlight.

Similar
sunburn

verbTo suffer such damage.

Similar
sunburn
Also see
sunburn

Origin

From sun + scald.

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Translations

Finnish auringonpolttama, auringonpolte
  • auringonpolttamaDamage on plants from sun heat
  • auringonpolteDamage on plants from sun heat
German Sonnenbrand
  • SonnenbrandDamage on plants from sun heat
Swedish barkbrand
  • barkbrandDamage on plants from sun heat
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APA

sunscald. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunscald

MLA

“sunscald.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunscald. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunscald,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunscald.

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