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/flow"euhr luyk'/, adj.resembling or in the shape of a flower; delicate; graceful.[FLOWER + -LIKE]
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flowerlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : like or having the characteristics of a flower a flowerlike simplicity Max Beerbohm : resembling a flower especially in beauty or grace flowerlike hands Oscar Wilde * * * /flow euhr luyk /, adj. resembling or in the shape… … Useful english dictionary
flowerlike — adjective see flower I … New Collegiate Dictionary
flowerlike — adjective Resembling a flower, especially in shape … Wiktionary
ἀνθώδη — ἀνθώδης flowerlike neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) ἀνθώδης flowerlike masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (doric aeolic) ἀνθώδης flowerlike masc/fem acc sg (attic epic doric) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἀνθώδης — flowerlike masc/fem acc pl (attic epic doric) ἀνθώδης flowerlike masc/fem nom/voc pl (doric aeolic) ἀνθώδης flowerlike masc/fem nom sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
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mimicry — /mim ik ree/, n., pl. mimicries. 1. the act, practice, or art of mimicking. 2. Biol. the close external resemblance of an organism, the mimic, to some different organism, the model, such that the mimic benefits from the mistaken identity, as… … Universalium
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millefiori glass — ▪ decorative art (Italian: “thousand flowers”), type of mosaic (mosaic glass) glassware characterized by a flowerlike pattern. It is produced by first heating a bundle of thin glass rods of different colours until the rods fuse together.… … Universalium
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