lanceolate

lan·ce·o·late  (lns--lt) adj. Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped: lanceolate leaves. [Late Latin lanceoltus, from Latin lanceola, diminutive of Latin lancea, lance; see lance.] lance·o·lately adv.

lanceolate lanceolate leaf

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lanceolate [ˈlɑːnsɪəˌleɪt -lɪt]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) narrow and tapering to a point at each end lanceolate leaves

[from Late Latin lanceolātus, from lanceola small lance]

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lanceolate  (lns--lt)

Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped. Many willows have lanceolate leaves.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lanceolate - (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex lancelike unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions