Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAR-BUN-CU-LA'TION
CAR-BUN-CU-LA'TION, n. [L. carbunculatio, from carbunculo, to burn to a coal, to blast. See Carbon.]
The blasting of the young buds of trees or plants, by excessive heat or cold. – Harris.
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