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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-HARDY

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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Hardy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HALF-HARDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

half-hardy

Hardiness (plants)

Hardiness of plants describes their ability to survive adverse growing conditions. It is usually limited to discussions of climatic adversity. Thus a plants ability to tolerate cold, heat, drought, flooding, or wind are typically considered measurements of hardiness. Hardiness of plants is defined by their native extent's geographic location: longitude, latitude and elevation. These attributes are often simplified to a hardiness zone. In temperate latitudes, the term most often describes resistance to cold, or "cold-hardiness," and is generally measured by the lowest temperature a plant can withstand. Hardiness of a plant is usually divided into two categories: tender, and hardy. Some sources also use the erroneous terms "Half-hardy" or "Fully hardy". Tender plants are those killed by freezing temperatures, while hardy plants survive freezing—at least down to certain temperatures, depending on the plant. "Half-hardy" is a term used sometimes in horticulture to describe bedding plants which are sown in heat in winter or early spring, and planted outside after all danger of frost has passed.

Definition of half-hardy in the English dictionary

The definition of half-hardy in the dictionary is able to survive out of doors except during severe frost.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-HARDY

half-fill
half-filled
half-finished
half-forgotten
half-formed
half-forward
half-frame
half-frozen
half-full
half-grown
half-hearted
half-heartedly
half-heartedness
half-hitch
half-hoping
half-hose
half-hour
half-hourly
half-human
half-hunter

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-HARDY

bardy
bastardy
beardy
cardy
crack hardy
custardy
double jeopardy
foolhardy
hardy
jeopardy
lardy
Laurel and Hardy
Lombardy
mardy
mustardy
nonhardy
Picardy
tardy
unhardy
vardy

Synonyms and antonyms of half-hardy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «half-hardy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-HARDY

Find out the translation of half-hardy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-hardy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-hardy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半耐寒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio -hardy
570 millions of speakers

English

half-hardy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा हार्डी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف هاردي -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наполовину выносливы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

half- hardy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-হার্ডি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi- hardy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbwinterhart
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半耐寒性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 내한성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah-hardy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை கடினமானதாகும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा-निर्भय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım Hardy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

half- hardy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół -hardy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наполовину витривалі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate - rezistente
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό -ανθεκτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- geharde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv härdig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv hardfør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-hardy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-HARDY»

The term «half-hardy» is normally little used and occupies the 127.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-HARDY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-hardy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-HARDY»

Discover the use of half-hardy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-hardy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-hardy ...
A practical guide for the dedicated home gardener with descriptions and assessments of 245 genera of true annuals as well as plants that behave like annuals in USDA zones 1 7.
Allan M. Armitage, 2001
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Hardy and Half Hardy Annuals - With Chapters on Sowing the ...
A guide to hardy and half hardy annuals that will prove of much interest to the modern gardener. Illustrated with black and white photographs. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.
R Irwin Lynch, 2010
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Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on Their ...
Many of the species we read about are annuals or half hardy perennials that overwinter only during exceptionally mild winters. I have had my “salvia binge” as I have grown or studied most of those on the following list. That I survived says ...
Allan M. Armitage, 2008
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Descriptive Catalogue of a Choice Collection of Vegetable, ...
4 10 930 — — hybrl us, new hybridized varieties, from the finest named sorts, hardy erennial, - _ - - - _ - - _ 25 93} — cr nn3,? deep blue, flowers in profusion, beautiful dwarf bedder, half-hardy ' perennial, 1/2 ft., - - - - - - - - 3 10 932 — — com ...
B. K. Bliss & Sons, 1869
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Gardening Southern Style
_ 8 18 48 hardy 65-75 1 3 6 hardy — 1 36 36-48 hardy 70-85 2 3-4 36 tender 75- 85 2 4-8 36 tender 50-60 V4 2-4 18 half hardy (50-60) 0/2) 18-24 36 hardy (50-60 ) 0/2) 12-18 36 hardy (50-60) 0/2) 12-18 36 hardy 55-70 \A 10-12 36 hardy ...
Rushing, Felder
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The Propagation Specialist: The Essential Guide to Raising ...
The Essential Guide to Raising New Plants for the Home and Garden David Squire. A-Z OF PROPAGATING PLANTS A-Z OF PROPAGATING PLANTS. Tagetes erecta (African Marigold) Half-hardy annual - sow 6 mm (A in) deep. Tagetes ...
David Squire, 2007
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Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guides to Cold Climate Gardening: ...
Cool weather lover. □ Madagascar periwinkle (annual vinca), Catharanthus rosea, Vinca rosea. Tender. Full sun or partial shade. Warm weather lover. □ Marigold, Tagetes spp. Half-hardy. Full sun. □ Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia.
Rebecca Atwater Briccetti, 2000
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The Book of Container Gardening
*Abutilon (Abutilon) 10-11 • Hardy to half-hardy, evergreen, semi-evergreen, or deciduous shrubs, perennials, and annuals • Summer flowers • Rich, well- drained potting mixture • Sunny or semi-shady site • Very floriferous container plant ...
Malcolm Hillier, 1991
9
Topiary And The Art Of Training Plants
FLLLY HARD* Azara micrapbylta fllly hardy Herberts djtramii FULLY hardy II. juiianae full* hardy B. % stetiaphylla fully hardy Callisteniou citrintis 'Splendens' half-hardy Camellia sasancjtia IROSI HARDY I () FILLY HARDY Cephalotaxus ...
David Joyce, 1999
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Small Garden Specialist
Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum (UK/usAi Also known as Alyssum maritimum, this hardy annual is usually grown as a half- hardy annual. Clusters of white, violet- purple or rose-carmine flowers from early to late summer. Soil and situation: ...
David Squire, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-HARDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-hardy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gardening: Sage
Many species are tender or half-hardy, like the scarlet pineapple sage, Salvia elegans. They won't tolerate cold, wet winters so they need to be ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
Reaping the benefits of regular feeding
This is a tender half-hardy annual which, if planted outdoors, must have a sheltered position and at its best in a warm summer. They make a ... «Hawick News, Jul 15»
3
Gardening: the best nurseries around
This nursery boasts the largest collection of hardy and half-hardy species of box in Europe. For the uninitiated in the art of topiary, plants are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Chelsea Plant of the Year contender Salvias will keep colour until …
In any but the mildest regions, grow these big salvias as you would half-hardy or marginally tender plants. That should not be difficult as most ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Gardening calendar: sow biennials and combat white mildew
All half-hardy annuals (such as cosmos, anagallis, zinnias and nicotianas) as well as tender perennials (dahlias, salvias, pelargoniums, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Making an indoor greenhouse
Half-Hardy plants may be hardened off at 45° F. ... Hardy plants can, tender crops can't and half-hardy ones may be able to take brief, light ... «wwlp.com, Jun 15»
7
Gardens: California dreaming
Now that it is summer here, our UK nurseries are offering young plants for bedding, and many of them are annual or half-hardy perennials. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Gardening calendar: Pick broadbeans and cordon tomatoes
Do a late sowing of half-hardy annuals such as the slightly tougher varieties such as Rudbeckia 'Cherry Brandy' and any of the antirrhinums. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Action Plan: Nigel Colborn's essential jobs for your garden this week
Summer is nearly here, but there is still time to plant for extra colour. Garden centres are full of tempting specimens and half-hardy annuals are ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Alan Titchmarsh's tips on growing Mediterranean plants in your garden
There are several half-hardy perennials such as pelargoniums and lantana that fit the bill. Sun-loving daisies such as osteospermum, gazania ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»

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