oblanceolate
IPA: oʊbɫˈænsiʌɫeɪt
adjective
- (botany, of leaves) Of a reversed lanceolate shape: attached to the stem by the pointed end, with the other end rounded.
Examples of "oblanceolate" in Sentences
- The _second glume_ is lanceolate, membranous, hairy at the top, 3-nerved with margins infolded; _palea_ is oblanceolate, thinly membranous, nerveless and ciliated at the top; there are three _stamens_ and two
- The _third glume_ is broadly elliptic or ovate, concave, awned, 3-nerved, with margins densely bearded above the middle and sparsely bearded dorsally on both the sides of the mid-nerve; the _palea_ is oblanceolate, as long as the glume, folded inside along the margins and outside along the middle, enclosing three _stamens_ and _ovary_.