remontant
|re-mon-tant|
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/rɪˈmɑːntənt/
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/rɪˈmɒnt(ə)nt/
blooming again; repeat-flowering
Etymology
'remontant' originates from French, specifically the word 'remontant', where the prefix 're-' meant 'again' and 'montant' (from 'monter') meant 'going up' or 'rising'.
'remontant' was adopted into English horticultural usage from French (present participle 'remontant') in the 18th–19th centuries to describe plants that 'come up again' (i.e., bloom again) during the growing season.
Initially it meant 'going up again' or 'ascending again' in French, but in English horticultural usage it evolved to mean 'flowering again' or 'repeat-flowering'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a plant (often a rose) that is remontant; a repeat-flowering plant.
The nursery offered several remontants that bloom from spring until autumn.
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Adjective 1
flowering more than once in a season; repeat-flowering (especially of roses and some garden plants).
Many gardeners choose remontant roses for continuous color through the summer.
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