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ligulate

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lig·u·late  (lgy-lt, -lt)
adj.
1. Strap-shaped.
2. Having a ligule.

ligulate [ˈlɪgjʊlɪt -ˌleɪt]
adj
1. having the shape of a strap
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of, relating to, or having a ligule or ligula


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Isoetes araucaniana is distinctive (Table 1) in possessing smooth microspores, a narrowly ligulate (sometimes bifid) labium, and larger megaspores with a tightly reticulate ornamentation of tall, distinctive muri (Hickey et al.
Significant differences were also observed in various morphological traits of the ligulate flowers (petals) -mean blue, red, green and gray level-and the stems-mean blue, red, and green, gray level, and brown:green area ratio.
 
 
 
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