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Tall-growing   /tɔl-grˈoʊɪŋ/   Listen
Tall-growing

adjective
1.
(of plants) having tall spindly stems.  Synonym: leggy.






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"Tall-growing" Quotes from Famous Books



... growing to hay in the front yard, we now see fine, smoothly-cut lawns of refreshing greenness; and fences of pickets, wire, and rustic iron, have supplanted the ancient board fences. In place of the tall-growing Sunflower and Hollyhock that sprung up here and there at random, we now see beds of choice and beautiful flowers artistically arranged and carefully cultivated ...
— Your Plants - Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender - and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden • James Sheehan



Words linked to "Tall-growing" :   flora, tall, leggy, plant, plant life



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