ob·lan·ce·o·late

[ob-lan-see-uh-lit, -leyt]
adjective Botany.
inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.

Origin:
1840–50; ob- + lanceolate

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oblanceolate (ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
botany (esp of leaves) having a rounded apex and a tapering base

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Example sentences
Leaves can be oblanceolate, narrow elliptic, or ovate.
The lobes or leaflets are oblanceolate to wedge-shaped and toothed to lobed.
The lower leaves are usually oblanceolate, petiolate, and commonly deciduous except in smaller plants.
Leaflet shape is narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic with a sharp tip.
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