Definitions
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- adjective (of plants) flourishing in strong sunlight
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Examples
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The mountain sun is so bright that a Mendozan never leaves his house without sunglasses, and sun-loving grapes like Malbec grow better here than anywhere else in the world.
Laura Catena: From Asado (Barbecue) to Helado (Ice Cream): A Foodie Tour of Mendoza Laura Catena 2010
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And it makes the room light, which my sun-loving self appreciates.
mrissa: "What makes a man turn neutral?" mrissa 2010
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The mountain sun is so bright that a Mendozan never leaves his house without sunglasses, and sun-loving grapes like Malbec grow better here than anywhere else in the world.
Laura Catena: From Asado (Barbecue) to Helado (Ice Cream): A Foodie Tour of Mendoza Laura Catena 2010
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The mountain sun is so bright that a Mendozan never leaves his house without sunglasses, and sun-loving grapes like Malbec grow better here than anywhere else in the world.
Laura Catena: From Asado (Barbecue) to Helado (Ice Cream): A Foodie Tour of Mendoza Laura Catena 2010
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This sun-loving grape flourishes in warm climes, and the ripe fruits produce wines powerful in taste, but soft in texture.
Wine 101: Shiraz, Syrah Amy Ma 2010
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The mountain sun is so bright that a Mendozan never leaves his house without sunglasses, and sun-loving grapes like Malbec grow better here than anywhere else in the world.
Laura Catena: From Asado (Barbecue) to Helado (Ice Cream): A Foodie Tour of Mendoza Laura Catena 2010
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I planted sun-loving trees and shrubs in too-shady spots, loaded up on problem plants that need too much maintenance and didn't consider how things would look when they grew up.
10 Lessons, Learned the Hard Way Bart Ziegler 2010
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Victorian gothicThis combination of plants will farebest in full sun: for partial shade, switch the sun-loving sempervivums and curry plants for a dark-leaved heuchera such as'Chocolate Ruffles 'or Hebe pimeleoides' Quicksilver '.
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The mountain sun is so bright that a Mendozan never leaves his house without sunglasses, and sun-loving grapes like Malbec grow better here than anywhere else in the world.
Laura Catena: From Asado (Barbecue) to Helado (Ice Cream): A Foodie Tour of Mendoza Laura Catena 2010
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Joe Brunetti is already harvesting eggplant, and in his capable hands he can get this sun-loving veggie producing until early October.
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