grasslike
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3.8
- adjective
- /ˈɡræsˌlaɪk/
- The vehicle was constructed of the same grasslike substance, woven together and covered with a high-gloss finish painted in glowing colors, Haplo had noted in the village.
- grasslike leaves
- grasslike foliage
- grasslike plants
Examples
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The garden was filled with grasslike plants that swayed gently in the breeze.
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They played complicated physical games on rolling, compacted terrain, matted with grasslike plants and small flowers.
Fiction book (1999) -
The inn's door was woven out of a heavy, coarse, grasslike substance, similar to hemp.
Fiction book (1991) -
All three groups of plants generally have long, narrow, "grasslike" leaves; all three have tiny, nonshowy flowers, so that differences are not readily detected with the naked eye; and all do best in wet or at least damp places.
Academic text (1992) -
"She bent to feel the grasslike stalks beneath their feet, then jumped backwards as something small and grayish scuttled away from her hand."
Fiction book (2002) -
From previous reports, he knew that the endless green sward represented the climax land-life of the planet: just myriad tiny grasslike florets.
Fiction book (2000) -
She admired the grasslike foliage of the plant that resembled a mini lawn.
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The landscape was dotted with grasslike species, adding a lush green texture to the scenery.
Synonyms
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3.9
Having the look of a plant, like leaves or branches
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4.9
Covered in grass or smelling like grass
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6.1
Having long narrow leaves that look like grass
Having leaves that look like grass
How Grasslike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grasslike is made of grass and -like, where grass is the plant and -like means 'similar to', as in childlike 'like a child'. Think of thin blades or a soft meadow, so grasslike means 'resembling grass' in look or feel.