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Definition of: lanceolate
(lan′sē·ə·lit, -lāt) adjective
1. Shaped like the head of a lance or spear.
2. Bot. Tapering, as some leaves. Also lan′ce·o·lar (-lər), lan′ce·o·lat′ed. [<LL lanceolatus <lanceola a small lance, dim. of lancea LANCE]
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