hardiness
Example Sentences
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And what could their extraordinary hardiness tell us about how today’s ecosystems might fare after another cataclysm?
From Los Angeles Times
According to Margelony, fuchsia people around here define hardiness as a plant that survives for at least three years in the garden.
From Seattle Times
With a tougher bean that's tricky to process, and perceived as producing a less desirable flavour, liberica is now gaining renewed interest for its hardiness in changing climates.
From BBC
The animals have been on the moor since ancient times and the environment has shaped their size, characteristic hardiness, independent spirit and native intelligence.
From BBC
Add to this variations in microclimates, changing weather patterns and the fact that plants increase in hardiness after they’re in the ground a while, and you can see the confusion.
From Seattle Times
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