ligulate

[ lig-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

having or forming a ligula.
having the shape of a strap.

Origin of ligulate

First recorded in 1745–55; ligul(a) + -ate¹

Also lig·u·la·ted [lig-yuh-ley-tid]. /ˈlɪg yəˌleɪ tɪd/.

Words Nearby ligulate

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How to use ligulate in a sentence

The heads are terminal, consisting of yellow, ligulate florets, surrounded by five large cordate bracts.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
The florets are all ligulate, as in the last species; and the pappus consists of brown, feathery hairs, all of the same length.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
When it enters towards the centre of the shell in a tongue-shaped outline it is said to be ligulate.
A Conchological Manual | George Brettingham Sowerby
Corolla ligulate in all the flowers of the head, and all the flowers perfect.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
In gardens—Tabernamontana coronaria, Bhee, Chrysanthemum double and ligulate.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for ligulate

ligulate

/ (ˈlɪɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

having the shape of a strap
biology of, relating to, or having a ligule or ligula

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