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 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
"Have you got a dollar?" asked Tripp, with his most fawning look and his dog-like eyes that blinked in the narrow space between his high-growing matted beard and his low-growing matted hair.
From Options by O. Henry
The high-growing Star of Bethlehem is a pretty thing.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle
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
