- (of a cultivated plant) able to survive out of doors except during severe frost
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half-har•dy
(haf′här′dē, häf′-),USA pronunciation adj. [Hort.]
- Botanyhaving moderate resistance to cold temperatures.
- 1815–25
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half-hardy adj
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