| ligula | Origin: L, a little tongue. See Ligule. 1. <botany> See Ligule. 2. <zoology> The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ligulate | Bearing a ligule, strap-shaped. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ligulated | 1. <botany> Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped. 2. Composed of ligules. Ligulate flower, a species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward the end, with the base only tubular. Origin: Cf. F. Ligule. See Ligule, and cf. Lingulate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |