meltoff means the melting of snowpack at the end of winter. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
noun
- The melting of snowpack at the end of winter.“Thus mosses are in a position to photosynthesize at significant rates immediately after meltoff since their relative photosynthetic competence is high and since a substantial amount of evergreen tissue is present.”
- The water produced by the melting of the snowpack.“The snowpack deepens as long as accumulation exceeds meltoff , usually until mid-March.”