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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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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

adj. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point

adj. (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip

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

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

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

adj. (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre

adj. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex

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

adj. deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction

adj. (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

orbiculate, orbicular

adj. circular or nearly circular

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)

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

adj. without lobes

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"

adj. of a specified length: "an inch in length"

adj. covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver"

adj. running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"

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"

adj. having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"

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