grasslike

Like lawn plants

Resembling grass in appearance—typically thin, blade-shaped, and growing in clumps or tufts: sedges and other grasslike plants, long grasslike leaves.

The term appears most often in botanical descriptions distinguishing plants that look like grass but belong to different families.

morphology

blades

Sharp flat cutting parts

sedgeGrasslike wetland plant
reedlikeThin and flexible
tuftedHaving raised clusters

fibrous · linear · narrow · slender · strap-shaped · rushlike · clump · mat · wispy · feathery

plants

sedge

Grasslike wetland plant

rushQuick sudden movement
mondoSlang for extreme
ornamentalFor beauty, not function

bamboo · papyrus · cattail · bulrush

landscape

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

prairieOpen grassy flatland
savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland

pampas · lawn · turf · sod · pasture · veld · sward · groundcover · hayfield · verdant

texture

strawlike

Resembling dried grain stems

haylikeResembling dried grass
coarseRough in texture
fineAcceptable in quality

soft · wiry · stiff · silky · feathery · bristly · rough · smooth · papery · dry

Opposites

leaf morphology

grasslikebroadleaved

Having flat, wide foliage

broad-leaved · needle-leaved · broadleaf · leafy · pinnate

vegetation presence

grasslikegrassless

Having no turf

barren · concrete · asphalt · paved · bare

plant growth habit

grasslikewoody

Made of tree-stuff

shrubby · treelike · arboreal · bushy · climbing

Family

like, grass, grassy, grasses, grassland, grasslands, lemongrass, bluegrass, ryegrass

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G