hardiness
11Hardiness zone — The main factors determining average minimum temperature are altitude, latitude and proximity to the coast.A hardiness zone is a geographically defined zone in which a specific category of plant life is capable of growing, as defined by… …
12hardiness zones — See USDA hardiness zones …
13hardiness — noun see hardy …
14hardiness — /hahr dee nis/, n. 1. the capacity for enduring or sustaining hardship, privation, etc.; capability of surviving under unfavorable conditions. 2. courage; boldness; audacity. [1250 1300; ME; see HARDY1, NESS] * * * …
15hardiness — noun The state of being hardy; especially (of a plant) of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions …
16hardiness — A health enhancing behavior trait believed to increase one s resistance to illness, characterized by a high level of personal control, commitment, and action in responding to events of daily life. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. hardi, fr. Germanic] …
17hardiness — Synonyms and related words: assurance, audacity, brashness, bulldog courage, cohesiveness, decisiveness, durability, endurance, energy, force, fortitude, gameness, gaminess, grittiness, guts, gutsiness, haleness, hardihood, hardness, heartiness,… …
18hardiness — har|di|ness [ hardinəs ] see HARDY …
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20hardiness — n. boldness, daring; audacity; ability to survive or endure unfavorable conditions; robustness …