1 robust; capable of enduring difficult conditions.
2 (of a plant) able to grow in the open air all the year.
Phrases and idioms:
hardy annual
1 an annual plant that may be sown in the open.
2 joc. a subject that comes up at regular intervals.
Derivatives:
hardily adv. hardiness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF hardi past part. of hardir become bold, f. Gmc, rel. to HARD
Useful english dictionary. 2012.