lanceolate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lanceolate
    adj 1: (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and
           tapering to a pointed apex [syn: {lanceolate},
           {lancelike}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lanceolate \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L.
   lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol['e]. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. &
   Zool.)
   Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes
   at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.
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