Lān'çe-o-late or Lān'çe-o-lā'ted, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. lanceolatus, It. lanceolato, Sp. lanceolado, Fr. lancéolé. See supra.] (Bot.) Oblong and gradually tapering toward the outer extremity; as, a lanceolate leaf.

A drawing of a long, narrow lance-shaped leaf with serrated edges and branching veins. — Lanceo- late Leaf.