LANCEOLATE

lanceolate. Lanceolate, a. shaped like a lance

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{ Lan″ce‐o‐late (?), Lan″ce‐o‐la′ted (?) } a. [[L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lancéolé. See Lanceolar.]] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.