straw
noun
a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
strawlike
-
a word derived from
straw.
Example Sentences
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They use their strawlike mouth to siphon water and minerals from plants’ xylem, the system of tubes that transports both substances from the roots through growing tissues.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2023
Astronauts use foil-and-plastic water bags with strawlike nozzles.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
They suck food through strawlike beaks called rostrums.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021
Wood consists of three main components: cellulose and hemicellulose, which form long strawlike structures, and lignin, which acts as a glue holding the straw strands together.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2019
Some were distant, and stood in a dense atmosphere, so that bundles of pale strawlike beams radiated around them in the shape of a fan.
From The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
