Sentence:  I have more than once sat cross-legged in the grass through a long summer morning and watched without touching while a poppy bud <WSD>higher</WSD> than my head slowly but visibly pushed off its cap , unfolded , and shook out like a banner in the sun its flaming vermilion petals . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')