lanceolate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
    lancelike.

WordNet

Lan"ce*o*late, Lan"ce*o*la`ted adjective (Also<
  • Lanceolate
  • Lanceolated
)
Etymology
L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lancéol. See Lanceolar.
Definitions
  1. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.

Webster 1913