ligule
[ lig-yool ]
/ ˈlɪg yul /
noun Botany.
a thin, membranous outgrowth from the base of the blade of most grasses.
a strap-shaped corolla, as in the ray flowers of the head of certain composite plants.
Origin of ligule
1595–1605; < Latin
ligula; see
ligula
Words nearby ligule
lignum,
lignum vitae,
ligroin,
ligula,
ligulate,
ligule,
ligure,
liguria,
ligurian,
ligurian republic,
ligurian sea
Example sentences from the Web for ligule
British Dictionary definitions for ligule
ligule
ligula
/ (ˈlɪɡjuːl) /
noun
a membranous outgrowth at the junction between the leaf blade and sheath in many grasses and sedges
a strap-shaped corolla, such as that of a ray floret in the daisy
Word Origin for ligule
C19: via French, from Latin
ligula strap, variant of
lingula, from
lingua tongue
Scientific definitions for ligule
ligule
[ lĭg′yōōl ]
A straplike structure, such as the long flattened lobe of the corolla of a ray flower or a membranous or hairy appendage between the sheath and blade of a grass leaf.