Definition
Damaged or injured by frost, with the tips or edges slightly burned or killed by freezing temperatures.
Etymology
Combination of 'frost' (from Old English 'forst') and 'nipped' (from Middle English 'nipen,' meaning to pinch or bite). The compound emerged to describe plants partially damaged by cold.
Kelly Says
Gardeners use this term to describe that frustrating moment when a late spring frost kills just the tender new growth on plants—it's frost's version of a nibble rather than a full bite.
Translations
CSČeština
zamrzlý
zamrzh-lee
DEDeutsch
gefroren
geh-froh-ren
ELΕλληνικά
κατεψυγμένος
katepsugmenis
ESEspañol
helado
heh-lah-doh
FAفارسی
منجمد
man-jem-mad
HIहिन्दी
ठंडा हुआ
thanda hua
HUMagyar
fagyott
fah-yott
IDBahasa Indonesia
beku
be-ku
ITItaliano
congelato
kon-je-la-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
beku
be-ku
NLNederlands
bevroren
be-vro-ren
PLPolski
zamrożony
za-mo-zho-nee
PTPortuguês
congelado
kon-je-la-doh
RORomână
înghețat
in-ghe-tat
RUРусский
замерзший
za-merzh-shiy
SWKiswahili
ameza
ah-meh-za
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்ச்சியான
kulirchiyaan
TRTürkçe
donmuş
don-moosh
UKУкраїнська
замерзлий
za-merz-liiy
VITiếng Việt
đã đóng băng
da dong bang
ZUZU
isigqila
ee-see-ghi-la