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ligule
[ lig-yool ]
/ ˈlɪg yul /
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noun Botany.
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.
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Origin of ligule
1595–1605; <Latin ligula;see ligula
Words nearby ligule
lignum vitae, ligroin, lig snail, ligula, ligulate, ligule, ligure, Liguria, Ligurian, Ligurian Republic, Ligurian Sea
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British Dictionary definitions for ligule
ligule
ligula
/ (ˈlɪɡjuːl) /
noun
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
Word Origin for ligule
C19: via French, from Latin ligula strap, variant of lingula, from lingua tongue
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Scientific definitions for ligule
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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