winter-hardy

or win·ter·har·dy

[ win-ter-hahr-dee ]

adjective

1. able to survive the effects of cold weather.

Other Words From

• winter–hardi·ness winter·hardi·ness noun

Example Sentences

Maybe even more so, if it is winter-hardy like one of Procter’s high-fired clay vessels, which are persistent garden performers in every season.

From Seattle Times

The mild climate west of the Oregon Cascades allows farmers to grow many winter-hardy crops in the field for winter and spring harvest.

From Salon

Some of the cold-season vegetables are even winter-hardy.

From Salon

It's when plants are exposed to chilling winter winds that the most damage occurs, even to plants that are otherwise fully winter-hardy.

From Salon

He attended St. Joseph Marquette Catholic School in Yakima, and the winter-hardy variety was only a few years old.

From Seattle Times