"semidwarf" meaning in English

See semidwarf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: semidwarfs [plural], semidwarves [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + dwarf. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|dwarf}} semi- + dwarf Head templates: {{en-noun|s|semidwarves}} semidwarf (plural semidwarfs or semidwarves)
  1. A plant that grows to a lesser height than usual for its kind, but taller than a dwarf variety.

Inflected forms

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