vernalize verb trans. ['vǝ:n(ǝ)lʌɪz] Also vernalise. M19.
[from VERNAL adjective + -IZE.]
1. Make vernal or springlike. rare. M19.

2. Subject (seeds etc.) to the process of vernalization (see below). M20.

■ vernali'zation noun [translating Russian yarovizatsiya] the technique of exposing seeds etc. to cold temperatures during germination in order to speed up flowering M20.

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