Lanceolate \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol['e]. See Lanceolar.]

(Bot. & Zool.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

lanceolate adj : of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex [syn: lancelike]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Lanceolate \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L. lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol?. See Lanceolar.]

(Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)