About The Word Lanceolate
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Lanceolate
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What's The Definition Of Lanceolate?
[adj] of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lanceolate: lancelike | pointed | simple | unsubdivided Related Terms | Find terms related to Lanceolate: See Also | Lanceolate In Webster's Dictionary \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L.
lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol?. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. &
Zo["o]l.)
Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes
at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.
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