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lanceolate [1 record]

Record 1 2005-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Shaped like a lance-head, several times longer than wide, broadest above the base and narrowed to the apex.

CONT

Flax is a slender, straight-stemmed plant with narrow, medium-green lanceolate leaves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

En forme de lance : atténué aux deux bouts, plus longuement au sommet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
DEF

Con forma de lanza.

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