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linear, elongate
adj. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
elongate, elongated
adj. having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
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straight
adj. having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
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acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped
adj. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
acuminate
adj. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
apiculate
adj. (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
caudate
adj. (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
cordate, heart-shaped, cordiform
adj. (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
cuneate, wedge-shaped
adj. (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
deltoid
adj. triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
dolabriform, dolabrate
adj. having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
elliptic
adj. (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike, bladelike
adj. shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
hastate, spearhead-shaped
adj. (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
lanceolate, lancelike
adj. (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
lyrate
adj. (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
obtuse
adj. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
oblanceolate
adj. (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
oblong
adj. deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
obovate
adj. (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
orbiculate, orbicular
adj. circular or nearly circular
ovate
adj. of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped
adj. (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
peltate, shield-shaped
adj. (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
perfoliate
adj. (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
reniform, kidney-shaped
adj. (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
sagittate, sagittiform, arrow-shaped
adj. (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
spatulate, spatula-shaped
adj. (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
unlobed
adj. without lobes
extended
adj. fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand"
far
adj. beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
in length
adj. of a specified length: "an inch in length"
long-distance
adj. covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver"
longitudinal
adj. running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"
long-range
adj. suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear capability"
polysyllabic, sesquipedalian
adj. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"
elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged
adj. drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
stretch(a)
adj. having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
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elongate
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