half-hardy

adjective

half-har·​dy ˈhaf-ˈhär-dē 

ˈhäf-

of a plant

: able to withstand a moderately low temperature but injured by severe freezing and surviving the winter in cold climates only if carefully protected

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for half-hardy

• foolhardy
• sephardi
• hardie
• lardy
• pardy
• tardy