Definition of Lanciolate
{ Lan"ce*o*late (?), Lan"ce*o*la`ted (?) }
a. [L. lanceolatus: cf. F.
lancéolé. See Lanceolar.] (Bot. &
Zoöl.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex,
and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate
leaf.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Having the general shape of a lance; of a high aspect ratio, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex. Used especially to describe leaves.
- Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft. (technical)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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