Meanings of grows close in English

They walk about on the ground, and their food grows close by their nests.

It grows close on the earth, is folded toward the base, and firm in texture.

The fruit grows close to the stalk, completely surrounding it, and forming a long spike of the richest crimson berries.

A flower grows close to a thermal power plant on the outskirts of Nagpur December 9, 2009.

One, which grows close to Cotta, at the Church Missionary establishment within a few miles of Colombo, affords a remarkable illustration of this peculiarity.

Fitch would view cautiously a pipeline that grows close to 20% of total assets or approaching 10% of remaining funding to complete the pipeline.

"Its head is very like one that grows close to the house," I answered.