leaflike
Shaped like fronds
Leaflike describes something resembling a leaf in shape, structure, or appearance: leaflike appendages on the stem, the leaflike wings of certain insects.
The term appears in botanical and biological descriptions but works anywhere something flat, thin, and vaguely oval suggests foliage.
Plant's leafy covering
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- laminaThin flat layer
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
venation · chlorophyll · photosynthetic · deciduous · petiole · stipule · lanceolate · ovate
Aquatic respiratory organ
- appendageProjecting body part
- wingLimb enabling flight
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- sepalOuter floral whorl segment
bract · tendril · flattened · membrane · extension · outgrowth · lamella · fin
foliage
Plant's leafy covering
pinnate · venation · chlorophyll · photosynthetic · deciduous · petiole · stipule · lanceolate · ovate · serrated
gill
Aquatic respiratory organ
sepal · bract · tendril · flattened · membrane · extension · outgrowth · lamella · fin · filament
flat
Lacking vertical variation
expanded · platelike · bladelike · membranous · delicate · papery · scalelike · feathery · fernlike · spatulate
motif
Recurring thematic element
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- acanthusSpiny-leaved ornamental plant
arabesque · scrollwork · botanical · carved · embossed · pattern · tracery · applique · inlay · wrought