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- adjective Resembling a
weed or some aspect of one.
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Examples
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The newcomer, vincristine, was a poisonous plant-alkaloid that came from the Madagascar periwinkle, a small, weedlike creeper with violet flowers and an entwined, coiled stem.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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The newcomer, vincristine, was a poisonous plant-alkaloid that came from the Madagascar periwinkle, a small, weedlike creeper with violet flowers and an entwined, coiled stem.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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A false axiom with weedlike durability: the Phillips curve.
Why Ben Is Addicted To Failure Steve Forbes 2010
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A false axiom with weedlike durability: the Phillips curve.
Fact And Comment Steve Forbes 2010
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The newcomer, vincristine, was a poisonous plant-alkaloid that came from the Madagascar periwinkle, a small, weedlike creeper with violet flowers and an entwined, coiled stem.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Ironically, some of them are even considered weedlike and are ripped out by the dozens.
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Oudolf has made some knowing winks to New York City's indigenous (or ubiquitous) plant life, including his use of sumac, a shrub with compound leaves reminiscent of Ailanthus altissima, the weedlike "tree of heaven" apostrophized in Betty Smith's best-selling novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn of 1943 as an archetypal urban survivor accustomed to the toughest settings.
Up in the Park Filler, Martin 2009
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In addition to the weedlike hair atop his head, strands dangled from his chin as well, and he would occasionally absently wrap these around his fingers in thought.
Darkness of the Light David_Peter 2007
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CAPERS are the unopened flower buds of the caper shrub, a creeping, weedlike, prickly perennial native to the Mediterranean.
From Warehouse to Your House Sally Sampson 2006
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CAPERS are the unopened flower buds of the caper shrub, a creeping, weedlike, prickly perennial native to the Mediterranean.
From Warehouse to Your House Sally Sampson 2006
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