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remontant

American

[ri-mon-tuhnt] / rɪˈmɒn tənt /

adjective

(of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season.

noun

a remontant rose.

remontant British

/ rɪˈmɒntənt /

adjective

(esp of cultivated roses) flowering more than once in a single season

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noun

a rose having such a growth

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Etymology

Origin of remontant

1880–85; < French, present participle of remonter to remount

Example Sentences

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If the remontant types are interspersed throughout your garden you need never, between May and October, look for a rose in vain.

From Making a Rose Garden by Saylor, Henry H. (Henry Hodgman)

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