lanceolate leaf

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• lanceolate leaf — noun a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end • Hypernyms: ↑simple leaf …   Useful english dictionary

• Lanceolate — Lan ce*o*late, Lanceolated Lan ce*o*la teda. [L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc[ e]ol[ e]. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lanceolate — [lan′sē ə lit, lan′sē əlāt΄] adj. [LL lanceolatus < lanceola, dim. of L lancea: see LANCE] narrow and tapering like the head of a lance, as certain leaves: see LEAF …   English World dictionary

• Leaf shape — Chart illustrating leaf morphology terms. Click the image for the details. Oddly pi …   Wikipedia

• lanceolate — adjective Etymology: Late Latin lanceolatus, from Latin lanceola, diminutive of lancea Date: circa 1760 shaped like a lance head; specifically tapering to a point at the apex and sometimes at the base < lanceolate leaves > < lanceolate prisms >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lanceolate — lanceolately, adv. /lan see euh layt , lit/, adj. 1. shaped like the head of a lance. 2. narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf. [1750 60; < L lanceolatus armed with a small lance, equiv. to lanceol(a) small… …   Universalium

• lanceolate — adj. resembling a lance; narrow and pointed at the end (of a leaf, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• lanceolate —    A leaf that is lance shaped …   Herbal-medical glossary

• simple leaf — noun a leaf that is not divided into parts • Hypernyms: ↑leaf, ↑leafage, ↑foliage • Hyponyms: ↑acerate leaf, ↑needle, ↑acuminate leaf, ↑cordate leaf, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• walking leaf — noun 1. ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip • Syn: ↑walking fern, ↑Asplenium rhizophyllum, ↑Camptosorus rhizophyllus • Hypernyms: ↑spleenwort 2. tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Lanceolated — Lanceolate Lan ce*o*late, Lanceolated Lan ce*o*la teda. [L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc[ e]ol[ e]. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English