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Etymology

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Latin lanceolatus.

 
Lanceolate leaf form.

Adjective

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lanceolate (comparative more lanceolate, superlative most lanceolate)

  1. (botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
  2. (archaeology) Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft.
    • 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 127:
      The stone tools in these levels include Still Bay points, beautifully shaped thin lanceolate spear points, flaked on both sides.
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Noun

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lanceolate (plural lanceolates)

  1. Any such artefact

Italian

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Adjective

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lanceolate

  1. feminine plural of lanceolato

Latin

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Adjective

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lanceolāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lanceolātus