English Explanatory Dictionary

ligule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strap-shaped structure.
  2. A portion of a leaf found at the base of the petiole, when present.
  3. In many grasses (Poaceae) and some sedges (Cyperaceae), the membranous appendage or ring of hairs projecting from the inner side of a leaf at the junction between the blade and the sheath.

Word forms

ligule ligules

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ligula.

Derived words

liguleless
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