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frondlike

frondlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a frond.

Adjective

frondlike (comparative more frondlike, superlative most frondlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a frond.
    • The complete Eospermatopteris, as described in a paper in the journal Nature and reconstructed in the line drawing here, grew up to 25 feet or more, with shallow roots and a flared crown that consisted of flattened frondlike branches with tiny branchlets at the tips.2007 April 24, Henry Fountain, “That New Car Bouquet Is Intoxicating, Not Toxic”, in New York Times

Forms of frondlike

comparativemore frondlike
superlativemost frondlike

Origin of frondlike

From frond + -like.

Questions about frondlike

What does frondlike mean?
Frondlike means resembling or characteristic of a frond.
What part of speech is frondlike?
Frondlike is an adjective.

Words near frondlike in the dictionary

  1. frondiform
  2. frondiparous
  3. frondless
  4. frondlet
  5. frondlets
  6. frondlike
  7. frondomorph
  8. frondomorphs
  9. frondose
  10. frondosely
  11. frondoside

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