droop
Example Sentences
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The shrub — reportedly named for leaves that can droop and coil like poodle fur — primarily grows in Southern California in chaparral between roughly 3,300 to 7,500 feet, on granitic slopes and ridges.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025
In the spring, maroon flowers droop from the branches.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024
The slow growth also means that the tree fern is short enough that when its fronds die, they droop all the way to the ground.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
As the carrots lost their moisture, their cells lost their shape, causing the veggies to droop.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024
Scabbers was looking thinner than usual, and there was a definite droop to his whiskers.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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