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treelike

American  
[tree-lahyk] / ˈtriˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling a tree in shape or other properties.


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Long before computers, Gaudí used complex geometry and physical models to design leaning, treelike columns that branch out to support the vaulted ceiling and towers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The shores near the river’s mouth have long been sculpted by the incoming and outgoing tides, which have left branching treelike patterns imprinted in the sands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

There are also oddities like the sculpted head of treelike Marvel superhero Groot, which won her father and fellow mosaic artist Steve Morgan, a prize at Yakima’s Central City Comic Con a few years ago.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

The first act of “L’Orfeo” takes place in a meadow, which the performance would suggest with some treelike blurs of green behind the musicians.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

In this place, the woods went on farther, the trees becoming cruder and less treelike the farther you went.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

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