spiring

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spiring

  1. present participle and gerund of spire
    • 1802, John Drayton, A View of South-Carolina:
      spiring grass
    • 1825, Benjamin Maund, The Botanic Garden: Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain : with Their Names, Classes, Orders, History, Qualities, Culture and Physiological Observations[1], volume 3, Simpkin & Marshal, →OCLC:
      Too much heat is often given to seedlings, when raised in a hotbed or greenhouse; and the plants become spiring and weakly, in lieu of being short stemmed[sic] and strong.

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