treelike
Americanadjective
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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
“This one, here,” Xie said, gingerly picking up a miniature, treelike Crassula specimen between her thumb and index finger, “you think it’s small, but it’s been growing very diligently for three to four years.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
Coherence relations among sets of sentences need not be perfectly treelike.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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