lanceolate

Thân thiện

The leaf has a lanceolate shape with a pointed tip.

Definition

Adjective: - Shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex: This term is primarily used in botany and biology to describe a specific leaf shape that is significantly longer than wide, with the widest part below the middle and tapering to a point at the apex.

Usage and Examples

• Descriptive Use:
  • The plant is easily identified by its lanceolate leaves.
  • Botanists noted the lanceolate shape of the petals in their description.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative Description:
  • The term is often used in technical descriptions to contrast with other leaf shapes like "ovate" (egg-shaped) or "cordate" (heart-shaped).
  • The species exhibits lanceolate foliage, unlike its relative which has orbicular leaves.

Variants and Related Words

• Lanceolated (adj.): A less common variant with the same meaning.
  • The manuscript described the herb as having lanceolated leaves.

Synonyms

• Lance-shaped: A more common, non-technical synonym.
• Lanceoloid: A rare technical synonym.

Notes on Meaning

This is a specialized term with a single, precise meaning in scientific contexts, particularly botany. It does not have idiomatic or phrasal verb uses.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lancelike