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oblanceolate

[ ob-lan-see-uh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.


oblanceolate

/ -ˌleɪt; ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt /

adjective

  1. botany (esp of leaves) having a rounded apex and a tapering base
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblanceolate1

First recorded in 1840–50; ob- + lanceolate
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Example Sentences

(3/4-7 inches) long; leaves oblanceolate-obovate, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate 3-6 cm.

Oblanceolate (Fig. 121) when of the lance-shaped form, only more tapering toward the base than in the opposite direction.

The flower is composed of twenty petals which are oblanceolate.

(6-8 inches) long, brown; leaves obovate to oblanceolate, 2-6 cm.

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