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half-hardy
[ haf-hahr-dee, hahf- ]
adjective
, Horticulture.
- having moderate resistance to cold temperatures.
half-hardy
adjective
- (of a cultivated plant) able to survive out of doors except during severe frost
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Word History and Origins
Origin of half-hardy1
First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences
Sow tender and half-hardy annuals; pot off those already up; give air daily, and never allow the plants to flag for want of water.
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Therefore I prepare a certain useful lot of half-hardy annuals, and a few of what have come to be called bedding-plants.
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They are easily raised from seeds every year, and should be treated like half-hardy annuals.
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Planted at the base of a southern wall it does best, and where it thrives it is certainly one of our handsomest half-hardy shrubs.
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This can only be styled as half hardy, but with wall protection it forms a pretty bush often fully a yard in height.
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