The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winterkilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Winterkilling.] To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. i. To die as the result of exposure to the cold of winter; as, the tree winterkills easily. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]