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lanceolate

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lan⋅ce⋅o⋅late

  [lan-see-uh-leyt, -lit]
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–adjective
1. shaped like the head of a lance.
2. narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf.
Origin:
1750–60; < L lanceolātus armed with a small lance, equiv. to lanceol(a) small lance (lance(a) lance 1 + -ola -ole 1 ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
lan⋅ce⋅o⋅late⋅ly, adverb
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lan·ce·o·late   (lān'sē-ə-lāt')   


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adj.  Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped: lanceolate leaves.

[Late Latin lanceolātus, from Latin lanceola, diminutive of Latin lancea, lance; see lance.]
lan'ce·o·late'ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lan·ce·o·late
Pronunciation: 'lan(t)-sE-&-"lAt
Function: adjective
: shaped like the head of a lance or spear
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lanceolate   (lān'sē-ə-lāt')  Pronunciation Key 
Tapering from a rounded base toward an apex; lance-shaped. Many willows have lanceolate leaves.
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