LANCEOLATE

lanceolate, lancelike

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

lanceolate (comparative more lanceolate, superlative most lanceolate)

(botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.

(technical) Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft.

Noun

lanceolate (plural lanceolates)

Any such artefact

Source: Wiktionary

Lan"ce*o*late, Lan"ce*o*la`ted a. Etym: [L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lancéol. See Lanceolar.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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