1. lanceolate

adjective. ['ˈlænsiːəˌleɪt'] (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex.

Rhymes with Lanceolate

• accumulate
• adulate
• angulate
• annihilate
• appellate
• articulate
• assimilate
• benlate
• boilerplate
• breastplate
• calculate
• circulate
• coagulate
• congratulate
• contemplate
• copulate
• correlate
• crenelate
• depopulate
• desolate

Sentences with lanceolate

1. Verb, base form
Leaves of the 27 species of physalis vary from ovate and heart-shaped to lanceolate.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Mango leaves are long and narrow, which is also called lanceolate.

3. Adjective
Most are lanceolate, meaning they have an elongated appearance with a rounded base.