Lanceolate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lanceolate \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L.
     lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol['e]. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. &
     Zool.)
     Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes
     at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lanceolate
       adj : of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and
             tapering to a pointed apex [syn: {lancelike}]