LEAFLIKE

Meaning of LEAFLIKE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

: resembling a leaf in structure or function : having a broad flat thin form

leaflike gills

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LEAFLIKE — adjective see: leaf
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEAFLIKE — adj. resembling a leaf, foliaceous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEAFLIKE — see leaf I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAFLET — I. noun Date: 1785 1. one of the divisions of a compound leaf, a small or young foliage leaf, a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-PHYLLOUS — adjective combining form see: blade having (such or so many) leaves, leaflets, or leaflike parts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCABIOUS — Any of about 100 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants that make up the genus Scabiosa (family Dipsaceae), native …
Английский словарь Британика
SARGASSUM — Any of the brown algae that make up the genus Sargassum. They are adapted for a free-floating tropical environment, even …
Английский словарь Британика
POINSETTIA — Popular flowering plant ( Euphorbia pulcherrima ), best-known member of the diverse spurge family. Native to Mexico and Central America, …
Английский словарь Британика
PISTIL — Female reproductive part of a flower . Centrally located, the pistil typically has a swollen base called the ovary, which …
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MOSS — I Any of at least 12,000 species of small, spore-bearing land plants in the bryophyte division, found worldwide except in …
Английский словарь Британика
LEAF INSECT — or walking leaf Any of about 25 species of flat green insects (family Phylliidae) with a leaflike appearance. Leaf insects, …
Английский словарь Британика
FLUKE — or trematode Any member of almost 6,000 species of parasitic Flukes are found worldwide and range in size from about …
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CARPEL — One of the leaflike, seed-bearing structures that constitute the innermost whorl of a flower. One or more carpels make up …
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BRACT — Modified, usually small, leaflike structure often positioned beneath a flower or inflorescence . What are often taken to be the …
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ACANTHUS — Any of the more than 2,500 plant species that make up the family Acanthaceae, of the figwort order. Acanthus are …
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PHYLLOID — I. ˈfiˌlȯid adjective also phyl·loi·dal fə̇ˈlȯid ə l Etymology: phylloid from New Latin phylloïdes, from phyll- + Latin -oïdes -oid; …
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PALP — I. ˈpalp, ˈpau̇p transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle French palper, from Latin palpare to stroke, caress, flatter — …
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LEAFLET — I. ˈlēflə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) 1. a. : one of the divisions of a compound leaf b. …
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STIPULE — ˈsti(ˌ)pyül noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin stipula, from Latin, stalk, straw; akin to Latin stipes log, trunk of …
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FOLIACEOUS — — foliaceousness , n. /foh'lee ay"sheuhs/ , adj. 1. of, like, or of the nature of a plant leaf; leaflike. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOLIATED — adj. having leaves; covered in leaves; leaflike; decorated with leaflike shapes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOLIATE — adj. having leaves; covered in leaves; leaflike; decorated with leaflike shapes
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SPURGE — (Euphorbia), one of the largest flowering-plant genera, with more than 1,600 species, many of which are important to man as …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAF INSECT — (family Phylliidae), also called walking leaf any of about 25 species of flat, green insects with a leaflike appearance that …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAF — n. & v. --n. (pl. leaves) 1 a each of several flattened usu. green structures of a plant, usu. on …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROND — n. 1 Bot. a a large usu. divided foliage leaf in various flowerless plants, esp. ferns and palms. b the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAF — n. & v. n. (pl. leaves) 1 a each of several flattened usu. green structures of a plant, usu. on …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROND — n. 1 Bot. a a large usu. divided foliage leaf in various flowerless plants, esp. ferns and palms. b the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAF — n. & v. --n. (pl. leaves) 1. a each of several flattened usu. green structures of a plant, usu. on …
Oxford English vocab
FROND — n.1 Bot. a a large usu. divided foliage leaf in various flowerless plants, esp. ferns and palms. b the leaflike …
Oxford English vocab
LEAF INSECT — or walking leaf Any of about 25 species of flat green insects (family Phylliidae) with a leaflike appearance. Leaf insects, …
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