scalelike
adjective
scale·like
ˈskāl-ˌlīk 
: resembling a scale
scalelike design
specifically
: reduced to a minute appressed element resembling a scale
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This upright evergreen has flat sprays of scalelike, aromatic, yellow-green to green foliage.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
The rover began exploring the Marker Band feature — which was found to have thin, hard rocks covering the surface is a scalelike pattern — in 2022.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
The rover began exploring the Marker Band feature — which was found to have thin, hard rocks covering the surface is a scalelike pattern — in 2022.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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“Scalelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalelike. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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