Prepink

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    After the development of buds and leaves on an apple tree, but before the pink coloration appears. not-comparable

    "The apple trees were to receive no dormant lime sulphur, but an application of Scalecide 1 to 15 at the delayed dormant, followed by a prepink lime sulphur 1 to 30 and the pink lime sulphur 1 to 10."

Example

More examples

"The apple trees were to receive no dormant lime sulphur, but an application of Scalecide 1 to 15 at the delayed dormant, followed by a prepink lime sulphur 1 to 30 and the pink lime sulphur 1 to 10."

Etymology

From pre- + pink.

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