standabilityn.
/ˌstandəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌstændəˈbɪlᵻdi/ 1. Endurance. rare.
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1934 Scott County (Missouri) Democrat 22 Feb. That is the time usually when it is not energy, but standability that is needed to win through.
2. The ability of a crop to stand upright without any support.
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1935 Henry (Illinois) News-Republican 5 Sept. 4/5 (advt.) We are offering you..three outstanding Certified Hybrids; not only for yielding ability but also for quality of grain, standability, and other factors that are expected in superior Hybrids.
1950 Washington Post 19 Nov. 9 r/7 It will take a a few years to develop standability (ability to stand up) in varieties before sunflowers become an important crop.
1990 Top Producer Feb. 37 (advt.) Here is a corn hybrid with yield leader potential and super stalk quality for better standability in late fall.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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