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vinelike

vinelike

1 6.0
Having long stems that climb or trail
  • adjective
  • /ˈvaɪnˌlaɪk/
: similar a una vid
  • Some houseplants have vinelike stems that trail down from hanging baskets.

Examples

  • The vinelike branches wrapped themselves around the old garden trellis.

  • The artist painted vinelike patterns along the border of the mural.

  • The plant has a vinelike appearance that makes it ideal for climbing.

  • Her hair flowed down her back in a vinelike manner.

  • The vinelike branches wrapped themselves around the old garden trellis.

  • Some houseplants have vinelike stems that trail down from hanging baskets.

  • The plant has a vinelike appearance that makes it ideal for climbing.

Synonyms

viny
vsvinelike
1 8.0

Having thin stems like a vine that climb or twist

is the alternative formed as a longer descriptive word meaning resembling

How Vine-Like

vinelike
1 6.0
sprawling
47 4.4
bushy
22 1.3

Surface Forms

vinelike positive

Morphology

vinelike = vine (transparent) = vine + like

Meaning is directly derived from 'vine' + the productive adjectival suffix '-like', indicating resemblance.

Etymology

The word vinelike comes from vine, a plant that 'climbs and wraps', plus the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So vinelike describes something that grows or looks like a vine, such as stems that trail or twist around things.