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Meaning of LANCEOLATE

Pronunciation:  'lanseeu`leyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
 
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 Synonyms: lancelike, pointed, simple, unsubdivided
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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
 
 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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