Sticks that looked so much like antlers I nearly kept them with the intention of posting photos of them here and starting a contest devoted entirely to antler-like sticks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad Juju Among the Shed Heads] Reference

Here are the flowering branches, a lot of little forked antler-like spikes, sticking out at right angles from the stem, and half concealed by the leaves of the row above them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference

Subtle animal shapes are incorporated into all the pieces, from a coffee table with antler-like supports to an animal den-shaped sectional sofa.    From Wordnik.com.  [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference

II VIII IV 17 18 4 7 17 43 15 10 1 VII 90 The division of the portal vein into right and left branches shows an antler-like configuration on ultrasound.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Combats between male animals are often violent and obstinate, and the employment of the natural weapons of the species in this way has led to perfecting of these, e.g. the tusks of the boar, the antlers of the stag, and the enormous, antler-like jaws of the stag-beetle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evolution in Modern Thought] Reference