(esp of cultivated roses) flowering more than once in a single season
noun
2.
a rose having such a growth
Word origin
C19: from French: coming up again, from remonter; see remount
remontant in American English
(rɪˈmɑntənt)
adjective
1. (of certain roses)
blooming more than once in a season
noun
2.
a remontant rose
Word origin
[1880–85; ‹ F, prp. of remonter to remount]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, quotation mark, rain check, regionalism
Examples of 'remontant' in a sentence
remontant
They are called 'remontant' because they rise again.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
If you have bought modern 'remontant' varieties that flower again, give them a good feed now to encourage them.