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- noun A
plant that grows to a lesser height than usual for its kind, but taller than adwarf variety.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Borlaug solved that challenge by developing genetically unique strains of "semidwarf" wheat, and later rice, that raised food yields as much as sixfold.
Norman Borlaug 2009
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The purpose is to hasten the pace of modern rice genetics, which since the 1960s has delivered a series of new strains, starting with higher-yielding semidwarf varieties, a breakthrough that was hailed as the Green Revolution.
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The purpose is to hasten the pace of modern rice genetics, which since the 1960s has delivered a series of new strains, starting with higher-yielding semidwarf varieties, a breakthrough that was hailed as the Green Revolution.
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Beetle vs. Nematode I ignored it when they skeletonized the leaves of my semidwarf plum tree.
War of the Roses: Steve Stecklow 2008
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CIMMYT and Canadian researchers set out to produce high-yielding lines with semidwarf habit and straw stiff enough to withstand windstorms and to accept high levels of fertilization without lodging.
2 History 1989
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The state of Oregon has released a semidwarf winter type called
Chapter 12 1989
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Most lines now withstand adverse wind and weather conditions as well as semidwarf wheats do.
3 Triticale Today 1989
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All Southmeadow trees are grafted onto dwarf (6 to 9 feet) or semidwarf (15 feet or more) stock.
Chicago Reader 2010
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All Southmeadow trees are grafted onto dwarf (6 to 9 feet) or semidwarf (15 feet or more) stock.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Question: I need to determine what is snipping off the leaves and small branches from my semidwarf orange tree.
azcentral.com | news 2009
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