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Meanings of lancelike in English
(Of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex.
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Examples for "lanceolate"
Examples for "lanceolate"
1
The pools and lagoons contain Unios, Paludinas, and the lanceolate and oval Limnaeas.
2
A small-growing, branching shrub, with obovate-lanceolate leaves, and compound umbels of yellowish flowers.
3
This is a small-growing shrub, with lanceolate and pointed leaves, that are remotely dentated.
4
The leaves are oval, lanceolate, glaucous on their inferior part, and curled at the edges.
5
The root leaves are mostly ovate, lanceolate, and entire.
Usage of lancelike in English
1
She was standing very lancelike and straight by the slender bole of a silver birch.
2
The broad shoulders and the lancelike carriage proclaimed Von Ritz even before the downcast face was raised.
3
Taller than the span of a bowstring, he was lancelike in posture and his limbs were solidly corded.
4
He had been incredibly lucky, because the lancelike tip had grazed his carotid artery but not severed it.
5
Across the table came a strange primeval insect, with a thin, lancelike, excessively long proboscis and feelers on both sides.
6
The boys were each armed with long, lancelike spears, while the Indians had in addition to these some axes and guns.
7
In the slight breeze I see a plant with thin, sharp, lancelike leaves whose inner tension holds them upright in all directions.
8
In addition to their guns the boys were each supplied with a long, lancelike barbed spear for effective use when securing the muskrats.