spearhead-shaped
6.1
Shaped like the head of a spear with a pointed tip and wide base
- adjective
- /ˈspɪrˌhɛd ʃeɪpt/
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en forma de punta de lanza
- The plant features spearhead-shaped leaves that taper to a sharp point, making it easy to identify.
Examples
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Growing out of the water were spearhead-shaped leaves and white three-petaled flowers that darkened to purple at the center, and she knew the starchy tuber of the plant was filling and good.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the garden, the spearhead-shaped foliage adds a unique texture and design to the landscape.
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Many varieties of aquatic plants are known for their striking spearhead-shaped leaves that float gracefully on the surface.
Synonyms
9.9
A leaf shaped like a spearhead with two pointed parts at the base
has the same pointed tip and flaring lobes expressed as a general shape
How Pointed
Surface Forms
spearhead-shaped positive
Morphology
Etymology
Spearhead-shaped comes from the simple words spear ('a long, pointed weapon') and head ('the top or tip'), with -shaped meaning 'having the form of'. So, something spearhead-shaped has a sharp point and a wider base, like the head of a spear.