[ adj ] (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex <adj.all>
Lanceolate \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [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.