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lingulate

[ling-gyuh-leyt]
adjective
  1. formed like a tongue; ligulate.
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Also lin·gu·lat·ed.

Origin of lingulate

1790–1800; < Latin lingulātus tongue-shaped; see lingula, -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for lingulate

lingulate

lingulated

adjective
  1. shaped like a tonguea lingulate leaf
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Word Origin

C19: from Latin lingulātus
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