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plantlike

plantlike

1 3.9
Having the look of a plant, like leaves or branches
  • adjective
  • /ˈplæntlaɪk/
translation icon : vegetal
  • Some species of algae have a plantlike appearance, even though they are classified as protists.

Examples

  • This clock's "face" evokes an anthropic familiarity even while it is decorated with plantlike swirls of the natural world.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Plants, responding in their plantlike ways, blossomed.

    Blog text (31)

  • This was a much-enjoyed game of sorting alien smells by a private category: this smell is spiderlike, this one is plantlike, this one is purple petal, this one is white, and the familiar, clear note of open water sings through them all.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The artist designed a sculpture with plantlike features that mimic real foliage.

  • The decorations in the room included plantlike patterns that made the space feel more vibrant.

Compounds

plantlike flagellate
  • Specialized
9.9

A one-celled water living thing that makes food from light and moves with a tail

How Plantlike

vegetal
1 7.2
plantlike
1 3.9
leafy
28 1.6

Surface Forms

plantlike positive

Morphology

plantlike = plant (transparent) = plant + like

The adjective is a direct, productive '-like' formation meaning 'resembling a plant', which is easily inferable from the base.

Etymology

Plantlike is made of plant and -like, where plant is a green living thing and -like means 'similar to'. So calling something plantlike helps you picture leaves, stems, or a plant shape, which is why it means 'resembling a plant'.