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lingulate

American

[ling-gyuh-leyt] / ˈlɪŋ gyəˌleɪt /

Also lingulated

adjective

formed like a tongue; ligulate.

lingulate British

/ ˈlɪŋɡjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

shaped like a tongue

a lingulate leaf

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Etymology

Origin of lingulate

1790–1800; < Latin lingulātus tongue-shaped; lingula, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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A minute central perforation of a crescentic form, the lower lip projecting, and the upper lip, lingulate in the middle, falling behind the lower.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John

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