lanceolate

Etymology

Latin lanceolatus.

adj

  1. (botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
  2. (archaeology) Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft.
    The stone tools in these levels include Still Bay points, beautifully shaped thin lanceolate spear points, flaked on both sides. 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 127

noun

  1. Any such artefact

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