upright habit

collocation in English

meaningsofuprightandhabit

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upright
adjective
uk
/ˈʌp.raɪt/us
/ˈʌp.raɪt/
straight up ...
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habit
noun
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪt/us
/ˈhæb.ɪt/
something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are ...
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(Definition ofuprightandhabitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were mostly shrubby plants with a scrambling oruprighthabit, and favoured a range of habitats from arid to moist or even aquatic.
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The latter has a largeuprighthabitand has been a popular variety good for hedging.
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The species has anuprighthabit, growing to between 0.4 and 1.5 metres in height.
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Young trees have anuprighthabitof growth with a main axial stem but older trees develop an arched crown with crooked branches.
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Breeding programmes are concentrating on yield, large fruit size, consistency of cropping anduprighthabit.
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It has anuprighthabit, growing 60 to 80 centimeters in maximum height.
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It is a shrub or small tree with anuprighthabit, growing to between 1 and 5 metres high.
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It has anuprighthabit, growing to between 1.5 and 2 metres high.
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It has a prostrate oruprighthabit, growing up to 5 metres in height.
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Young plants stand upright, while older ones form scrambling stems with only the newest growth exhibiting anuprighthabit.
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Itsuprighthabitand covering of velvety hairs allow it to survive harsh conditions.
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Shrub forms of the cultivar have anuprighthabitand are 75 to 150 cm wide high and 60 cm wide.
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It grows lush leaves in clumps with a moreuprighthabitthan most cultivated bananas.
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