Definitions for half-hardy

half-hardy half-har·dy

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

Half-Hardy is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 169 anagrams from letters in half-hardy (-aadfhhlry).

Definitions for half-hardy

adjective

  1. having moderate resistance to cold temperatures.

Origin of half-hardy

First recorded in 1815-25

Examples for half-hardy

Among the most useful of the greenhouse species are sanctum or palæstinum, spectabile (half-hardy), and spirale.

It has been grown by some as a hardy or half-hardy bulb, but its true place in most gardens is in a greenhouse in pots.

The Carrot, in its cultivated state, is a half-hardy biennial.

The half-hardy kinds require the protection of a house in winter.

The Anemone and Ranunculus are medium, or half-hardy, roots.

Some of the varieties are half-hardy and are used for summer bedding.

It is a half-hardy annual, and is said to have been introduced into England as early as 1596.

Like annuals, they are divided into classes of Hardy, half-hardy, and Tender plants.

Grapes are designated in descriptions of varieties and species as hardy, half-hardy and tender.

Annuals are divided into three classes, hardy, half-hardy, and tender.

Word Value for half-hardy
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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