ligule
ligule
Definition
lig·ule (lig′yo̵̅o̅l)
noun
- a strap-shaped corolla in the flowers of certain composite plants
- a thin membrane attached to a leaf of grass at the point where the blade meets the leaf sheath
- any of various similar appendages on other plants
Etymology: L ligula, a spoon, tongue of a shoe, shoe strap < IE base *leiğh-, to lick > MIr liag, lick: infl. by assoc. with L lingua, tongue, ligare, to bind
ligule
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: In some grasses there are also projections on either side of the ligule called AURICLES.
Browse dictionary entries near ligule
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- ligroin
- lignum vitae
- lignocellulose
- lignite
- lignin
- lignify
- ligni-
- ligneous
