hardiness
Example Sentences
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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
In the spring, it isn’t so much rising average temperatures that threaten the hardiness of cherry trees, according to Christopher Walsh, a horticulture professor at the University of Maryland.
From Washington Post
Though short, they do some serious metaphorical labor, trained on matters of hardiness and sustenance.
From Los Angeles Times
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