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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the production of burned patches or spots on leaves by the concentration of the rays of the sun through inequalities of the glass of conservatories, or through drops of water resting on the leaves.
- noun In medicine: Treatment of disease in certain cases by exposure to the rays of the sun.
- noun Sunstroke.
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- noun
Sunstroke - noun
Exposure to thesun - noun
Scorching ofplants by the sun
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