yard-long

Measuring thirty-six inches

Yard-long describes something measuring a yard (three feet) in length.

The term appears most often in yard-long beans, a variety of Asian legume with pods that can grow nearly that long.

Otherwise it's a straightforward compound: a yard-long piece of ribbon.

botany

legume

Pod-producing plant family

nutritious · cowpea · subtropical · tropical · annual · tendril · flowering · seedpod · open-pollinated

cooking

stir-fry

Quick-cook in hot oil

side-dish · garlic · ginger · wok · chili · curry · sambal · tempeh

gardening

trellis

Garden climbing structure

cultivation · harvest · sowing · growing · beans · legumes · organic · mulching · composting · weeding

Opposites
length/size

yard-longtiny

Extremely small in size

short · minuscule · miniature · microscopic · compact

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G