hardiness n : the property of strong in constitution [syn: robustness, lustiness]

English

Noun

1. The state of being hardy; especially (of a plant) of being resistant to cold or other environmental conditions

Hardiness may refer to:

• psychological resilience, positive capacity of people to cope with stress and catastrophe.
• hardiness (plants), ability of plants to survive adverse growing conditions.
  • hardiness zone, area in which a category of plants is capable of growing, as defined by the minimum temperature of that area.

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