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lanceolate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lanceolate \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lanceolate adj : of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow; pointed at each end [syn: {lancelike}]
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