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lan·ce·o·late (lăn'sē-ə-lāt')  |
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| lanceolate |
lanceolate leaf (Elizabeth Morales) |
[Late Latin lanceolātus, from Latin lanceola, diminutive of Latin lancea, lance. See lance.]
lanceolately lan'ce·o·late'ly adv.| 5min Related Video: lanceolate |
| Archaeology Dictionary: lanceolate |
Anything which is lance-like or lozenge-shaped, tapering at both ends.
| Gardener's Dictionary: lanceolate |
Shaped like a lance; several times longer than wide, pointed at the tip and broadest near the base. Usually refers to leaves.
| WordNet: lanceolate |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
Synonym: lancelike
 | oblanceolate (science and technology) |
| elliptic-lanceolate |
| ovate-lanceolate |
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 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Archaeology Dictionary. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Copyright © 2002, 2003 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Gardener's Dictionary. Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners, by Frances Tenenbaum. Copyright © 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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