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lanceolate

lan.ceo.late also lan.ceo.lat.ed \'lan(t)-se--*-.la-t\ \-.la-t-*d\ aj [LL 
   lanceolatus, fr. L lanceola, dim. of lancea] : shaped like a lance head; 
   specif : tapering to a point at the a pex and sometimes at the base - 
   lan.ceo.late.ly av