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 Deamoblanceolate (Fig. 121) when of the lance-shaped form, only more tapering toward the base than in the opposite direction.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayThe 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
/ (ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /
botany (esp of leaves) having a rounded apex and a tapering base
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