hedgelike

English

Etymology

hedge +‎ -like

Adjective

hedgelike (comparative more hedgelike, superlative most hedgelike)

1. Resembling a hedge.
   • 1912, Gouverneur Morris, It, and Other Stories:

     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...

   • 1920, Henry Oyen, The Plunderer:

     And suddenly he found himself pushing head foremost into a hedgelike thicket of brush and stopped weakly. "One of those damn islands," mumbled Higgins.

   • 2005, Shelley Urban, 101 Silk and Dried Designs:

     Among the most intriguing textures is the ethereal Skimmia, which is arranged in a hedgelike mass.