Definition of lanceolate
: shaped like a lance head; specifically : tapering to a point at the apex and sometimes at the base lanceolate leaves lanceolate prisms — see leaf illustration
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Origin and Etymology of lanceolate
Late Latin lanceolatus, from Latin lanceola, diminutive of lancea
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