remontant
[ ri-mon-tuh nt ]
/ rɪˈmɒn tənt /
adjective
(of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season.
noun
a remontant rose.
Origin of remontant
1880–85; < French, present participle of
remonter to
remount
Words nearby remontant
remolade,
remonetize,
remonstrance,
remonstrant,
remonstrate,
remontant,
remontoir,
remora,
remorse,
remorseful,
remorseless
Example sentences from the Web for remontant
If the remontant types are interspersed throughout your garden you need never, between May and October, look for a rose in vain.
Making a Rose Garden |Henry H. SaylorThis applies more particularly to the Remontant, Moss, and June roses.
Parsons on the Rose |Samuel Browne ParsonsI'll make your talent blossom again in your autumn days, like a remontant rose.
Creditors; Pariah |August StrindbergThey are probably hybrids, as they remontant, while the original species blooms but once.
Parsons on the Rose |Samuel Browne Parsons
British Dictionary definitions for remontant
remontant
/ (rɪˈmɒntənt) /
adjective
(esp of cultivated roses) flowering more than once in a single season
noun
a rose having such a growth
Word Origin for remontant
C19: from French: coming up again, from
remonter; see
remount