hedgelike

adj

Etymology

From hedge + -like.

  1. inherited from *kagʰyóm
  2. inherited from *hagjō
  3. inherited from *haggju
  4. inherited from heċġ
  5. inherited from hegge
  6. suffixed as hedgelike — “hedge + like

Definitions

  1. Resembling a hedge.

    • Except for the lanterns at the serving tables, dimly to be seen through a dense hedgelike growth of Kalmia latifolia, there were no other lights...
    • And suddenly he found himself pushing head foremost into a hedgelike thicket of brush and stopped weakly. "One of those damn islands," mumbled Higgins.
    • Among the most intriguing textures is the ethereal Skimmia, which is arranged in a hedgelike mass.

The neighborhood

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