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adjective(of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
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Definition that contains lanceolate
- tulip any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
- snakehead showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
- turtlehead showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
- hart's-tongue Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
- oblong woodsia a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
- lily of the valley low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
- wyethia amplexicaulis balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States
- dactylorhiza fuchsii European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
- dragon's head American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers
- chamaecytisus palmensis shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder