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LANCELIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lancelike mean?
• LANCELIKE (adjective)
The adjective LANCELIKE has 1 sense:
1. (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
Familiarity information: LANCELIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
Synonyms:
lancelike; lanceolate
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
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