frondlike
adjEtymology From frond + -like.
1
Resembling or characteristic of a frond.
- The complete Eospermatopteris, as described in a paper in the journal Nature and reconstructed in the line drawing here, grew up to 25 feet or more, with shallow roots and a flared crown that consisted of flattened frondlike branches with tiny branchlets at the tips.2007 April 24, Henry Fountain, “That New Car Bouquet Is Intoxicating, Not Toxic”, in New York Times: