ligule
a thin, membranous outgrowth from the base of the blade of most grasses.
a strap-shaped corolla, as in the ray flowers of the head of certain composite plants.
Origin of ligule
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How to use ligule in a sentence
Sheath of the leaves usually more or less extended above the base of the blade into a scarious appendage (ligule).
Leaves linear, frequently involute, and the ligule or throat of the sheath bearded with long villous hairs.
The ligule is a fringe of close-set hairs on an inconspicuous ridge.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe ligule is a narrow membrane with the edge cut into narrow lobes.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe ligule is membranous truncate, glabrous, about 1/16 inch in height.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
British Dictionary definitions for ligule
ligula
/ (ˈlɪɡjuːl) /
a membranous outgrowth at the junction between the leaf blade and sheath in many grasses and sedges
a strap-shaped corolla, such as that of a ray floret in the daisy
Origin of ligule
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Scientific definitions for ligule
[ lĭg′yōōl ]
A straplike structure, such as the long flattened lobe of the corolla of a ray flower or a membranous or hairy appendage between the sheath and blade of a grass leaf.
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