half-hardy

[ haf-hahr-dee, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈhɑr di, ˈhɑf- /

adjective Horticulture.

having moderate resistance to cold temperatures.

Origin of half-hardy

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby half-hardy

half-frozen, half-full, half-gallon, half-glasses, half-grown, half-hardy, half-hearted, half-hitch, half-holiday, half-hoping, half-hour

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British Dictionary definitions for half-hardy

half-hardy

adjective

(of a cultivated plant) able to survive out of doors except during severe frost