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TWIGLIKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does twiglike mean? 

TWIGLIKE (adjective)
  The adjective TWIGLIKE has 1 sense:

1. thin as a twigplay

  Familiarity information: TWIGLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TWIGLIKE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thin as a twig

Synonyms:

twiggy; twiglike

Similar:

lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)


 Context examples 


A typical neuron consists of a cell body, containing the nucleus and the surrounding cytoplasm (perikaryon); several short radiating processes (dendrites); and one long process (the axon), which terminates in twiglike branches (telodendrons) and may have branches (collaterals) projecting along its course.

(Murine Neurons, NCI Thesaurus)



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