oblanceolate

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

adjectiveBotany.
  1. inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.

Origin of oblanceolate

1
First recorded in 1840–50; ob- + lanceolate

Words Nearby oblanceolate

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How to use oblanceolate in a sentence

  • (3/4-7 inches) long; leaves oblanceolate-obovate, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate 3-6 cm.

    Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam
  • oblanceolate (Fig. 121) when of the lance-shaped form, only more tapering toward the base than in the opposite direction.

  • The flower is composed of twenty petals which are oblanceolate.

    The Fantastic Clan | John James Thornber
  • (6-8 inches) long, brown; leaves obovate to oblanceolate, 2-6 cm.

    Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam

British Dictionary definitions for oblanceolate

oblanceolate

/ (ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /


adjective
  1. botany (esp of leaves) having a rounded apex and a tapering base

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