frost-tender

adjective

Of plants: unable to tolerate frost, and liable to die if exposed to it.

“I found out to my cost that the tree fern I brought back from New Zealand was frost-tender, and it didn't survive the winter.”

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Meanings

adjectivefrost-tender (comparative more frost-tender, superlative most frost-tender)

comparative more frost-tender · superlative most frost-tender · alternative frost tender

  1. agricultureOf plants: unable to tolerate frost, and liable to die if exposed to it.

    I found out to my cost that the tree fern I brought back from New Zealand was frost-tender, and it didn't survive the winter.

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APA

frost-tender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost-tender

MLA

“frost-tender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost-tender. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frost-tender,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost-tender.

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