The long-current idea that animal tissues grow only as a sort of deposit from the blood-vessels was now discarded, and the fact of so-called plantlike growth of animal cells, for which Schwann contended, was universally accepted. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume IV: Modern Development of the Chemical and Biological Sciences] Reference
But there was also something plantlike in the way Rain lay. From Wordnik.com. [Beard] Reference
I am of Earth, but for the first time, I feel myself truly plantlike. From Wordnik.com. [December 6th, 2005] Reference
In their method of taking nourishment the visitors were being nothing less than plantlike. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Thinking Kingdoms]
He followed it and found that it was connected to a plantlike alien in roughly humanoid shape. From Wordnik.com. [The Fearful Summons]
He seemed so naive and plantlike, believing in chamomile herbs, not owning a camera, thinking I had a poodle that died. From Wordnik.com. [So I Drew Him a Poodle] Reference
But strangely, I feel myself most plantlike when I am at the mercy of a strong Gorean master, who may water me as he pleases. From Wordnik.com. [December 6th, 2005] Reference
"Oh, yes, I had the robotic structure in mind but the plantlike movement as the complement to the blah blah snnnnnooorrre .....". From Wordnik.com. [2000-07-14 2 am] Reference
But their general form, their method of growth and formation of threads, and their method of spore formation are quite plantlike. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Germ Life] Reference
The Communities were not plants, but it was easiest to think of them in those terms since most of the time, most of them looked so plantlike. From Wordnik.com. [SeeLight:] Reference
The reproduction of single-celled organisms through fission, and the production of spores in some plants and plantlike organisms, are examples of asexual reproduction. From Wordnik.com. [asexual reproduction] Reference
The 'bots built cybernetic implants in the body, which then came bursting all metal-plantlike and horrifying out of the host's skin, reinforcing, rewiring, or just plain replacing the original organs. From Wordnik.com. [Borg Eyes] Reference
The whips, leaves, branches and spines of the various plants and plantlike pseudos were moving in the light breeze to create a background murmur, but there were no large animals other than human beings and Observers now on Earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Nitrogen Fix]
"By chance, it turned out to be plantlike," Brunner says. From Wordnik.com. [Fast Company] Reference
We grew outwards from the fiery core during a plantlike existence. From Wordnik.com. [Max Heindel's Letters to Students by The Rosicrucian Fellowship] Reference
The algae, which scientists say are plantlike bacteria, are common in freshwater. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Bacteria may be defined as very minute unicellular organisms of plantlike character. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
The plantlike bacteria can cause illness and even death in those who have contact with it. From Wordnik.com. [JournalStar.com - News Articles] Reference
Megan and Anna's traditional dancing shakes the more organic plantlike structures - it may be time to close up. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
That is to say, no true plantlike plants, for some parasitic plants are practically, to all intents and purposes, animals. From Wordnik.com. [Science in Arcady] Reference
• Swampfire, a plantlike creature with numerous powers, including control over other plants and the ability to summon fire. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Verdict] Reference
A new NASA image, taken Oct. 25 from the Aqua satellite, shows the basis for that productivity: large blooms of plantlike organisms called phytoplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
And it is just one of thousands of types of marine algae and photosynthetic microbes - everything from invisible cells to plantlike growths to kelp forests. From Wordnik.com. [International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions] Reference
Barret and his employees once battled the blue-green plantlike organism that can taint farm-raised catfish with a musty off-flavor and cost farmers time and money. From Wordnik.com. [WVEC Top Stories] Reference
Our area was covered sometimes by deep oceans filled with plantlike animals whose fossils are now scattered throughout McCoy and Sweetwater in western Eagle County. From Wordnik.com. [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference
This image of phytoplankton bloom off the coast of New Zealand was taken from the MODIS sensor on NASA's Aqua satellite shows the basis for that productivity: large blooms of plantlike organisms called phytoplankton. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
A resplendent dragonfly (Vladimir Hrynchenko) performs an exquisitely graceful hand-balancing routine on an elegantly designed plantlike structure while the lovable ladybug gazes in amazement, as captivated by his form as the audience is. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
Slide 52: Origin of Eukaryotic Cells Endosymbiotic Theory Ancient Prokaryotes Chloroplast Plants and Aerobic plantlike bacteria Photosynthetic protists Nuclear bacteria envelope evolving Mitochondrion Primitive Photosynthetic Eukaryote Animals, fungi, and non-plantlike Primitive Aerobic Ancient Anaerobic protists Eukaryote Prokaryote. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
A plantlike animal. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
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