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vernalise

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ver⋅nal⋅ize

  [vur-nl-ahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
Also, especially British, ver⋅nal⋅ise.

Origin:
1820–30; vernal + -ize

Related forms:
ver⋅nal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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