nipped by frost; bleak; wintry desolation
Describes plants or landscapes withered by frost, or a bleak, wintry scene. Often used in literary or seasonal contexts.
A frost-blighted field stretched out.
庭の草木がすっかり霜枯れしてしまった。
The plants in the garden have been completely nipped by frost.
bleak winter season · off season; dead season; slack period
Compound of 霜 (frost) and 枯れ (withering), the nominalized stem of 枯れる (to wither).