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SWORDLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swordlike mean?
• SWORDLIKE (adjective)
The adjective SWORDLIKE has 1 sense:
1. shaped like a sword blade
Familiarity information: SWORDLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shaped like a sword blade
Synonyms:
bladelike; ensiform; sword-shaped; swordlike
Context example:
the iris has an ensiform leaf
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
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