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Definition of Pealike
1. resembling a pea [adj] - See also: pea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pealike
Literary usage of Pealike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Study of Fossils (plants and Animals) by Hervey Woodburn Shimer (1914)
"It often forms entire beds of limestone; at times it weathers out as little
pealike masses. Fossil banks of calcareous algae are believed to be responsible ..."
2. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, Leonard Pearson (1916)
"They may appear as simple, pealike masses, or as multiple tumors aggregating many
pounds, especially around the tail. In the horse these are usually simple ..."
3. A Naturalist in the Great Lakes Region by Elliot Rowland Downing (1922)
"123) has palmately compound leaves and large spikes of blue, pealike flowers.
FIG. 123.—Lupine, Lupinus perennis The hoary pea (Fig. ..."
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