lanceolate

[ lan-see-uh-leyt, -lit ]

/ ˈlæn si əˌleɪt, -lɪt /

adjective

shaped like the head of a lance.

narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf.

Origin of lanceolate

1750–60; <Latin lanceolātus armed with a small lance, equivalent to lanceol(a) small lance (lance(a) lance¹ + -ola-ole¹) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lanceolate

lan·ce·o·late·ly, adverbsub·lan·ce·o·late, adjective

Words nearby lanceolate

lancejack, lancelet, Lancelot, Lancelot, Sir, lance of courtesy, lanceolate, lancepod, lancer, lance rest, lancers, lance sergeant

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Example sentences from the Web for lanceolate

Receptacle conical; the lanceolate carinate spiny-tipped chaff longer than the disk-flowers.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Lanceolate and concave on one side at the base, and on the other at the apex.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
The first glume is lanceolate, acute and awned between two teeth, 7-nerved and scaberulous.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Palea canary yellow to light-brown, lanceolate with Fig. 60.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward

The outline of the frond is lanceolate, and the colour of the foliage is dark green.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin

British Dictionary definitions for lanceolate

lanceolate

/ (ˈlɑːnsɪəˌleɪt, -lɪt) /

adjective

narrow and tapering to a point at each endlanceolate leaves

Word Origin for lanceolate

C18: from Late Latin lanceolātus, from lanceola small lance

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Scientific definitions for lanceolate

lanceolate

[ lăn′sē-ə-lāt′ ]

Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped. Many willows have lanceolate leaves.

单词	lanceolate
释义	lanceolate [ lan-see-uh-leyt, -lit ] / ˈlæn si əˌleɪt, -lɪt / adjective shaped like the head of a lance. narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf. Origin of lanceolate 1750–60; <Latin lanceolātus armed with a small lance, equivalent to lanceol(a) small lance (lance(a) lance¹ + -ola-ole¹) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM lanceolate lan·ce·o·late·ly, adverbsub·lan·ce·o·late, adjective Words nearby lanceolate lancejack, lancelet, Lancelot, Lancelot, Sir, lance of courtesy, lanceolate, lancepod, lancer, lance rest, lancers, lance sergeant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lanceolate Receptacle conical; the lanceolate carinate spiny-tipped chaff longer than the disk-flowers. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Lanceolate and concave on one side at the base, and on the other at the apex. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby The first glume is lanceolate, acute and awned between two teeth, 7-nerved and scaberulous. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar Palea canary yellow to light-brown, lanceolate with Fig. 60. Grasses\|H. Marshall Ward The outline of the frond is lanceolate, and the colour of the foliage is dark green. How to Know the Ferns\|S. Leonard Bastin British Dictionary definitions for lanceolate lanceolate / (ˈlɑːnsɪəˌleɪt, -lɪt) / adjective narrow and tapering to a point at each endlanceolate leaves Word Origin for lanceolate C18: from Late Latin lanceolātus, from lanceola small lance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for lanceolate lanceolate [ lăn′sē-ə-lāt′ ] Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped. Many willows have lanceolate leaves. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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