lanceolate

/lan-see-uh-leyt, -lit/US // ˈlæn si əˌleɪt, -lɪt //UK // (ˈlɑːnsɪəˌleɪt, -lɪt) //

披针形,披针形的,披针形体

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : shaped like the head of a lance.
- : narrow, and tapering toward the apex or sometimes at the base, as a leaf.

Leaves of a lanceolate form are the largest, and the shape of those found on most varieties of the American plant.
The interior of the cathedral is comparatively poor and bare; but it has one great beauty—its colored lanceolate windows.
Thus, the abdomen of female Tipul is lanceolate; that of the male cylindrical, and thickest at the extremity.
The Raven can be known by its large size, its very large bill, and lanceolate feathers on the throat.
On the back they also have long lanceolate gray plumes; crown and a comet shaped patch under the eye of a yellowish white.