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lanceolate

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

adjective

  1. shaped like the head of a lance.
  2. narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf.


lanceolate

/ -lɪt; ˈlɑːnsɪəˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. narrow and tapering to a point at each end

    lanceolate leaves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lanceolate

/ ăŧ-ə-′ /

  1. Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped. Many willows have lanceolate leaves.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lanceolate1

1750–60; < Latin ԳDZٳܲ armed with a small lance, equivalent to lanceol ( a ) small lance ( lance ( a ) lance 1 + -ola -ole 1 ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lanceolate1

C18: from Late Latin ԳDZٳܲ, from lanceola small lance
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Example Sentences

Ninebark, with its rich fall tones, went in the other vase, along with the silver-gray foliage of protea lanceolate and its russet seed heads.

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“A twist of a flower petal, lanceolate leaf patterns, the movement of the Eslimi loops,” I suggest.

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The ears are far narrower than those of living rhinos – they’ve even been described as lanceolate in form.

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Interior design, 6 radiating lanceolate or petaloid areas, double-line bordered, containing from 33 to 50 spots.

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Flower ringent; the lanceolate sepals and petals nearly alike, united at base, ascending and arching over the column.

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