oblanceolate

adjective

ob·​lan·​ceo·​late (ˌ)äb-ˈlan(t)-sē-ə-ˌlāt 

: inversely lanceolate

an oblanceolate leaf

see leaf illustration

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin oblanceolātus, from ob- ob- + lanceolātus lanceolate

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above