Scientists at the University of California, Davis, compared the competing species to two old men in a very slow race up a mountainside. This race between such slow-growing trees takes thousands of years.
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Slow-growing
Synonyms for "slow-growing" (4 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
delayed growth
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Adjective(1 words)
limited growth
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
slow growthslow growth phase
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
During a symphony performance in 2013, Turner suffered a seizure that brought to light the slow-growing brain tumor.
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Ginkgos are slow-growing trees.
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