leaflike
- adjective
- /ˈliːfˌlaɪk/
- These leaflike petals are beautiful.
Examples
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The plant has leaflike structures.
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Some insects have leaflike wings that help them blend into their environment.
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Her hat was decorated with a delicate, leaflike ornament.
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The leaflike patterns on the rock resembled ancient fossils.
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The plant's leaves are replaced by thin, leaflike structures that help it survive in arid conditions.
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The artist created a sculpture with delicate, leaflike forms that mimicked the beauty of nature.
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In the autumn, the trees displayed vibrant, leaflike colors that captivated every onlooker.
Synonyms
Having the shape of a leaf
Shaped like a leaf
Having many leaves or looking like leaves on plants
Decorated with leaf shapes often used in art or buildings
How Leaflike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word leaflike comes from the simple parts leaf and -like, where leaf is the flat green part of a plant and -like means 'similar to', so leaflike means 'like a leaf' in shape or look.