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leaflike

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: L IY1 F L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foliaceous, foliose, phylline

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

resembling a leaf

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leaf-like

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English leaf Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English leaflike From leaf + -like.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: foliaci — having the form of a leaf
  • German: blattartig — having the form of a leaf
  • Greek: φυλλοειδής (fylloeidís) — having the form of a leaf
  • Ancient Greek: φυλλώδης (phullṓdēs) — having the form of a leaf
  • Marathi: पानासारखा (pānāsārkhā) — having the form of a leaf
  • Marathi: पानासारखी (pānāsārkhī) — having the form of a leaf
  • Marathi: पानासारखे (pānāsārkhe) — having the form of a leaf
  • Russian: листови́дный (listovídnyj) — having the form of a leaf
  • Turkish: yapraksı — having the form of a leaf
  • Welsh: deilffurf — having the form of a leaf