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oblanceolate

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ob⋅lan⋅ce⋅o⋅late

  [ob-lan-see-uh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective Botany.
inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.
Origin:
1840–50; ob- + lanceolate
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ob·lan·ce·o·late   (ŏb-lān'sē-ə-lāt')   


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adj.   Botany
Lance-shaped but broadest above the middle and tapering toward the base: an oblanceolate leaf.
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