REMONTANTS

Noun

remontants

plural of remontant

Source: Wiktionary


REMONTANT

Re*mon"tant (-tant), a.Etym: [F.] (Hort.)

Definition: Rising again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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