Oblanceolate

2 definitions found

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

  Oblanceolate \Ob*lan"ce*o*late\, a. [Pref. ob- + lanceolate.]
     Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward
     the point of attachment more than toward the apex.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  oblanceolate
       adj : of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a tapering
             base