Sentence:  Hans Schweizer had one that increased from 19 - 1 2 inches to 5 feet 3 inches in five <WSD>years</WSD> , and J . J . Quelch records a growth of from less than 4 feet to nearly 10 in about six years . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days