remontant
[ ri-mon-tuh nt ]
/ rɪˈmɒn tənt /
adjective
(of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season.
noun
a remontant rose.
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Origin of remontant
1880–85; < French, present participle of remonter to remount
Words nearby remontant
remolade, remonetize, remonstrance, remonstrant, remonstrate, remontant, remontoir, remora, remorse, remorseful, remorseless
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Example sentences from the Web for remontant
If the remontant types are interspersed throughout your garden you need never, between May and October, look for a rose in vain.
Making a Rose Garden|Henry H. SaylorThis applies more particularly to the Remontant, Moss, and June roses.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne ParsonsI'll make your talent blossom again in your autumn days, like a remontant rose.
Creditors; Pariah|August StrindbergThey are probably hybrids, as they remontant, while the original species blooms but once.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons
British Dictionary definitions for remontant
remontant
/ (rɪˈmɒntənt) /
adjective
(esp of cultivated roses) flowering more than once in a single season
noun
a rose having such a growth
Word Origin for remontant
C19: from French: coming up again, from remonter; see remount
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