remontant

[ ri-mon-tuhnt ]

/ rɪˈmɒn tənt /

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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

remodeling, remonetize, remonstrance, remonstrant, remonstrate, remontant, remontoir, remora, remorse, remorseful, remorseless

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How to use remontant in a sentence

Were it Remontant, it would possess all the requisites of a perfect white rose.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons
They are probably hybrids, as they remontant, while the original species blooms but once.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons
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. Saylor
En en remontant le cours, dans votre Journal, j'ai découvert les causes de certains effets demeuré, pour moi des énigmes.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

I'll make your talent blossom again in your autumn days, like a remontant rose.
Creditors; Pariah|August Strindberg

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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