the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

spend the winter

small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone

Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx

small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit

any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad

cress cultivated for winter salads

any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks

any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks

a squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck

a flowering shrub

large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous

flesh of American flounder; important in the winter

important American food fish in the winter

shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers

any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves

dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers

European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers

deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers

any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell

the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well

any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell

an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters

an Olympics for winter sports

an Olympics for winter sports

succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America

European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers

erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe

resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf

resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf

December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point

any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall

any of various fruits of the gourd family with thick rinds and edible yellow to orange flesh that mature in the fall and can be stored for several months

any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall

dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete

aromatic Eurasian perennial

medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits

deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers

a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae

small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere

aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties

South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood

small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae

South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood

of plants that bloom during the winter

of plants that bloom during the winter

evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand

evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits

small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae

deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States