ob·lan·ce·o·late ( b-l n s - -l t )adj. Botany Lance-shaped but broadest above the middle and tapering toward the base: an oblanceolate leaf. |   oblanceolate leaf |
oblanceolate [ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt -ˌleɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (esp of leaves) having a rounded apex and a tapering base
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| Adj. | 1. |  oblanceolate - (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering baseunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
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