LEAF-LIKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf-like mean? 

• LEAF-LIKE (adjective)
  The adjective LEAF-LIKE has 1 sense:

1. resembling a leaf

  Familiarity information: LEAF-LIKE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEAF-LIKE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling a leaf

Synonyms:

leaf-like; leaflike

Similar:

leafy (having or covered with leaves)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by the presence of epithelial structures which are arranged in clefts and by a hypercellular mesenchymal stroma which is organized in leaf-like structures.

(Benign Phyllodes Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid, swollen stem whose scales have been reduced to a dry, leaf-like covering.

(Corm, Food and Drug Administration)

A specialized leaf or leaf-like part usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.

(Bract, Food and Drug Administration)