lingula

[ ling-gyuh-luh ]

noun,plural lin·gu·lae [ling-gyuh-lee]. /ˈlɪŋ gyəˌli/.
  1. a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.

Origin of lingula

1
1655–65; <New Latin, Latin lingula, diminutive of lingua tongue; cf. ligula

Other words from lingula

  • lin·gu·lar, adjective

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