lig·ule (l g y l)n. A straplike structure, such as the corolla of a ray flower or a membranous or hairy appendage between the sheaf and blade of a grass leaf. [Latin ligula, diminutive of lingua, tongue; see d  gh - in Indo-European roots.] |
ligule [ˈlɪgjuːl], ligula
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a membranous outgrowth at the junction between the leaf blade and sheath in many grasses and sedges
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a strap-shaped corolla, such as that of a ray floret in the daisy
[via French, from Latin ligula strap, variant of lingula, from lingua tongue]
| ligule (lgyl) A straplike structure, such as the corolla of fused petals in a ray flower or a membranous or hairy appendage between the sheath and blade of a grass leaf. |
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| Noun | 1. |  ligule - (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strapplant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus |
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