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Adjective: lanceolate  'lan(t)-see-u`leyt
  1. (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
    "The second pattern, that of the lanceolate blade, was used"
    - lancelike

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Encyclopedia: Lanceolate