oblanceolate

1. 1.

   (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base

   Similarsimple

Questions about oblanceolate

What does oblanceolate mean?

oblanceolate means "(of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base".

How many syllables are in oblanceolate?

oblanceolate has 5 syllables: o-blan-ce-o-late. The stress falls on "ce".

Is oblanceolate a common word?

oblanceolate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.