semidwarf

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noun

A plant that grows to a lesser height than usual for its kind, but taller than a dwarf variety.

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Meanings

nounsemidwarf (plural semidwarfs or semidwarves)

plural semidwarfs · plural semidwarves

  1. A plant that grows to a lesser height than usual for its kind, but taller than a dwarf variety.

    Although Miss Kim is often described as semidwarf, this popular late bloomer can become 9 or 10 feet tall.

    2008 April 17, Leslie Land, “Veggies in the Shade”, in New York Times

Origin

From semi- + dwarf.

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APA

semidwarf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidwarf

MLA

“semidwarf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidwarf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semidwarf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidwarf.

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