oblanceolate

American  

[ob-lan-see-uh-lit, -leyt] / ɒbˈlæn si ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

Botany.

1. inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.

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oblanceolate British  

/ -ˌleɪt, ɒbˈlɑːnsɪəlɪt /

adjective

1. botany (esp of leaves) having a rounded apex and a tapering base

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Etymology

Origin of oblanceolate

First recorded in 1840–50; ob- + lanceolate

Example Sentences

The fern, known as Tmesipteris oblanceolate, belongs to a primordial group of plants that evolved long before the dinosaurs set foot on the earth.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

Leaves oblanceolate to oblong, 4-6 mm. wide Wild Flax, Linum virginianum. 4a.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Flowers yellow; achenes dull light to dark brown, flattened oblanceolate, thread-like beak two to three times as long as the achene, the stout colored beak 0.5 mm. long.

From Seeds of Michigan Weeds Bulletin 260, Michigan State Agricultural College Experiment Station, Division of Botany, March, 1910 by Beal, W. J. (William James)

The second glume is lanceolate, membranous, hairy at the top, 3-nerved with margins infolded; palea is oblanceolate, thinly membranous, nerveless and ciliated at the top; there are three stamens and two lodicules.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

Leaves oblanceolate or nearly lanceolate; petals and stamens commonly 3; seeds more slender, covering the axis.—Ponds,

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa