Frost-resistant
What it means
Able to withstand frost without serious damage.
Reach for it when describing a plant or material able to withstand frost without serious damage
Frost-resistant seedlings survived the valley's sudden cold snap.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when a plant tolerates generally difficult conditions
Careful Hardy does not identify frost as the tested stress.
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warm
Fits when recovery after stress is the useful quality
Careful Resilience may mean regrowth after damage rather than resistance.
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professional
cold-tolerant
Fits when survival across low temperatures is documented
Careful Cold tolerance may stop above freezing and does not ensure frost survival.
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professional
frost-hardy
Fits when horticultural prose specifically names frost endurance
Careful The term can imply a degree of hardiness that needs a temperature range.
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professional
Fits when a plant survives the full local winter
Careful Winter hazards include wind and waterlogging, not frost alone.
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formal
freeze-resistant
Fits when temperatures below freezing are the defined test
Careful Resistance to a hard freeze exceeds a light-frost claim.
Opposites 3
- frost-tender
- cold-sensitive
- vulnerable
Common phrases 3
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frost-resistant plant
Each frost-resistant plant survived the valley cold.
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frost-resistant variety
The nursery selected a frost-resistant variety.
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frost-resistant coating
A frost-resistant coating protected the sensor.
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Temperature limits still need evidence for the specific product or plant variety.
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