oblanceolate
/ɑbˈlænsiəˌleɪt/
adjective
- Having a shape that is broad and rounded at the tip and narrow at the base, like an upside-down lance head; used especially to describe leaves.
- She sketched the oblanceolate shape of the leaf in her field notebook.
- Oblanceolate leaves are common in many species of daisy.
- The botanist identified the plant by its oblanceolate leaves, which were wider near the top.
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