oblanceolate

[ ob-lan-see-uh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.

oblanceolate

/ -ˌleɪt; ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt /

adjective

1. botany (esp of leaves) having a rounded apex and a tapering base

Word History and Origins

Origin of oblanceolate¹

First recorded in 1840–50; ob- + lanceolate

Example Sentences

The fern, known as Tmesipteris oblanceolate, belongs to a primordial group of plants that evolved long before the dinosaurs set foot on the earth.

From BBC

Leaves oblanceolate or nearly lanceolate; petals and stamens commonly 3; seeds more slender, covering the axis.—Ponds,

From Project Gutenberg

Leaves.—Two; oval-elliptical to narrowly oblanceolate; four to fifteen inches long; blotched with brown.

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Sonchus oleraceus L. Flowers pale yellow; achenes reddish brown, linear, oblanceolate, 3 mm. long, flattened extremities blunt, 5 uneven wrinkled ridges on each side.

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Leaves oblanceolate, rather regularly pinnatifid, the terminal segment about the same size as the lateral ones Sand Rocket, Diplotaxis muralis. 20b.

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