high-growing
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An upright posture also explains the sthenurines’ forepaws, which appear better suited for browsing on high-growing plants.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 15, 2014
Far away across this gleaming floor blossomed a long line of high-growing lotus flowers, white and yellow against a silver sky.
From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
I have always found the nest in the holes of mango, tamarind, and high-growing jamún trees.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
Its selection of a tree for its nest is not confined to any one species, but by preference the bird selects those of small growth, and even frequently high-growing brushwood.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
She peeped over the high-growing root between them.
From Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University by Field, Charles K. (Charles Kellogg)
