straplike
IPA: strˈæpɫaɪk
adjective
- Resembling or characteristic of a strap.
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Examples of "straplike" in Sentences
- The splenius capitis A broad, straplike muscle in the back of the neck.
- The long, straplike leaves are heavily puckered, with edges that curl under.
- The heavy gravity that produced bulging muscles in men, brought out firm strength in straplike female muscles.
- The girls within, stripped, wearing straplike collars of iron hammered about their necks, fled away from him, huddling together, against the palings.
- Siberian, Japanese and Pacific coast irises feature smaller straplike leaves that look more likes ornamental grasses after their flowers have passed.
- Remove the flower stalk 2 inches above the neck when flowers have faded, but leave the straplike foliage to grow and replenish the bulb. on "Amaryllis look fussier than they are"
- Welwitschia plants are up to 1.5 m tall and have two fibrous, straplike leaves, which persist throughout the entire life of the plant and curl into fantastic shapes on the ground.
- The witch hazels offer an interesting winter floral display; their spiderlike flowers are comprised of four straplike petals that look like strands of confetti exploding from the bud.
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