lanceolate
[lan-see-uh-leyt, -lit]
- shaped like the head of a lance.
- narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf.
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Origin of lanceolate
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Lanceolate: lance- or spear-shaped: oblong and tapering to the end.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
The fourth glume is coriaceous, lanceolate, bisexual or female.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The first two glumes are unequal, oblong or lanceolate, 1-nerved.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The second glume is lanceolate, acute, as long as the first, 3-nerved.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The first two glumes are membranous, lanceolate, and subequal.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
lanceolate
- narrow and tapering to a point at each endlanceolate leaves
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Word Origin
C18: from Late Latin lanceolātus, from lanceola small lance
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lanceolate
[lăn′sē-ə-lāt′]
- Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped. Many willows have lanceolate leaves.
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