lanceolate

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adjective

Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.

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OriginLatin lanceolātus →
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Meanings

adjectivelanceolate (comparative more lanceolate, superlative most lanceolate)

comparative more lanceolate · superlative most lanceolate · alternative lanceolated

  1. biologyHaving the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
  2. archaeologyOf a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft.

    The stone tools in these levels include Still Bay points, beautifully shaped thin lanceolate spear points, flaked on both sides.

    2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 127
nounlanceolate (plural lanceolates)

plural lanceolates · alternative lanceolated

  1. Any such artefact.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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lancelikesimpleunsubdivided
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lancelike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlanceolātus
  2. Englishlanceolate

From Latin lanceolātus.

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Translations

Bulgarian копиевиден
  • копиевиден (kopieviden)botany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Czech kopinatý
  • kopinatýbotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Dutch lancetvormig
  • lancetvormigbotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Finnish suikea
  • suikeabotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
French lancéolé
  • lancéolébotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
German lanzettförmig, lanzettlich
  • lanzettförmigbotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
  • lanzettlichbotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Greek λογχοειδής
  • λογχοειδής (lonchoeidís)botany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Italian lanceolato
  • lanceolatobotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Polish lancetowaty
  • lancetowatybotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Portuguese lanceolado
  • lanceoladobotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Slovak lancetový
  • lancetovýbotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Spanish lanceolado
  • lanceoladobotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Swedish lansettformig
  • lansettformigbotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Welsh gwaywffurf
  • gwaywffurfbotany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex
Cite this entry
APA

lanceolate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanceolate

MLA

“lanceolate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanceolate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanceolate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanceolate.

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