high-growing
Example Sentences
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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
His face, shrouded in a high-growing, dust-coloured beard, invited no attention.
From The Market-Place by Harold Frederic
The answer to this question involves the hypothesis I would advance as accounting for the bright colours of high-growing individuals.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
Summer had begun, and the time for sowing the high-growing millet had come.
From The Chinese Fairy Book by Richard Wilhelm
There is little wood in the country, for the heavy winds are calculated to destroy high-growing trees, and the roots cannot penetrate into the ground to any depth, without coming to water.
From Garden-Craft Old and New by John D. Sedding
