| Pronunciation: | | 'lanseeu`leyt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex |
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LANCEOLATE is a 10 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | lancelike, pointed, simple, unsubdivided |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L.
lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol?. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. &
Zo["o]l.)
Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes
at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Lancelike; of a leaf, about four times as long as it is broad, broadest in the lower half and tapering towards the tip. |
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