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crocuslike

crocuslike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a crocus.

Adjective

crocuslike (comparative more crocuslike, superlative most crocuslike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a crocus.
    • Her eight recent paintings, all made with enamel on shaped aluminum panels (and untitled, like the one at left), exhibit combinations of geometric forms and saturated colors — a toothpaste green and a crocuslike violet, a warm gray and a wan chartreuse.2008 February 22, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times

Forms of crocuslike

comparativemore crocuslike
superlativemost crocuslike

Origin of crocuslike

From crocus + -like.

Questions about crocuslike

What does crocuslike mean?
Crocuslike means resembling or characteristic of a crocus.
What part of speech is crocuslike?
Crocuslike is an adjective.

Words near crocuslike in the dictionary

  1. crocus of Mars
  2. crocus of Venus
  3. crocus-y
  4. crocused
  5. crocuses
  6. crocuslike
  7. crocusses
  8. crocussy
  9. crocusy
  10. crocuta
  11. crocutas

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