春化

chūnhuà

noun

Meanings

1 vernalization (agriculture)
2 the process by which seeds or plants require cold exposure to flower

Characters

to transform; -ize

Examples

冬小麦必须经过春化才能正常抽穗。

Dōng xiǎomài bìxū jīngguò chūnhuà cáinéng zhèngcháng chōusuì.

Winter wheat must undergo vernalization before it can properly form ears.

春化作用是植物开花前的必要阶段。

Chūnhuà zuòyòng shì zhíwù kāihuā qián de bìyào jiēduàn.

Vernalization is a necessary stage before flowering in many plants.

Tips

usage

春化 is a botany / agronomy term. The full technical phrase is 春化作用 (chūnhuà zuòyòng, 'vernalization effect'). Outside of biology textbooks the word almost never appears.

Stroke Order

春 chūn

化 huà