lance-shaped

Narrow and tapered

Lance-shaped describes something narrow and tapering to a point at both ends, like the head of a lance or spear.

The term appears most often in botany for leaves with this form: lance-shaped willow leaves, The plant has lance-shaped foliage.

Lanceolate is the technical synonym.

anatomy

muscle

Contractile body tissue

scale · fin · feather · cell · corpuscle · nucleus · papilla · appendage · organ · tissue

botany

leaf

Plant's photosynthetic organ

willow · oleander · lavender · tarragon · rosemary · eucalyptus · bamboo · iris · gladiolus · daylily

design

arrowhead

Piercing end of projectile

motif · ornament · finial · pendant · brooch · emblem · silhouette · template · stencil · pattern

Categories
Opposites
geometric form

lance-shapedorbicular

Rounded in form

round · circular · disc-shaped · rounded · ovate

Family

lance, lanced, lancer, lancers, lancing, lancet, lancets, shape, shaped

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G