hardy


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hardy/ˈhɑːdi/
adjective (hardier, hardiest) capable of enduring difficult conditions; robust.

■ (of a plant) able to survive outside during winter.

– derivatives
hardily adverb,
hardiness noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. hardi, past part. of hardir ‘become bold’, of Gmc origin; rel. to hard.
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