Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lanceolate \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L.
   lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol?. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. &
   Zo["o]l.)
   Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes
   at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.

Source : WordNet®

lanceolate
     adj : of a leaf shape; shaped like a lance head; narrow and
           tapering to a pointed apex [syn: {lancelike}]