lanceolate

Definitions of lanceolate
  1. adjective
    (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
    synonyms: lancelike
    simple, unsubdivided
    (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
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