lanceolate, lanceolated

[Lat. lanceol(a), dim. of lance a =a lance; Eng. adj. suff. -ate, -ated.] 1. Bot.: Narrowly elliptical, tapering to each end, as the leaf of Plant a go lanceolata, . Lanceolate Leaf. 2. Anthrop.: The same as LEAF-SHAPED (q. v.). *lănçe-o-lat-ō-, pref. [LANCEOLATE.] Bot., .: Lanceolate. lanceolato-subulate, a. Botany: Between subulate and lanceolate. (Loudon.)