leaflike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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When it does bloom, the spathe — leaflike structures encasing the plant — unfurl around 3 or 4 p.m., reaching maximum size in the early hours of the morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Watkins was studying wheat anatomy, examining variation in traits such as the leaflike structures at the top of the stalk.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 16, 2024
It has this tapered, leaflike body, and an undulating ribbon fin that runs the length of that body.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022
Foliose species have lobed, leaflike bodies, or thalli; you can see both their upper and lower surfaces, which are different colors.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
A pixie with bright red hair and leaflike wings landed on my bleeding fingers and dug her tiny feet into my cut.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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