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
The high-growing Star of Bethlehem is a pretty thing.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse
His face, shrouded in a high-growing, dust-coloured beard, invited no attention.
From The Market-Place by Frederic, Harold
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
She peeped over the high-growing root between them.
From Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University by Field, Charles K. (Charles Kellogg)