liguli-comb. form
Combining form of ligula n. in botanical terms.
liguliferous adj.
Brit. 
/ˌlɪɡjᵿˈlɪf(ə)rəs/
, /ˌlɪɡjᵿˈlɪf(ə)rəs/U.S. /ˌlɪɡjəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/
(See -ferous comb. form)./ˌlɪɡjəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/ΚΠ
1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Liguliferus... Applied by de Candolle to compound flowers which become double by the change of their corols into elongated little tongues or ligules; liguliferous... Liguliflorus..liguliflorous. Ligulæfolius... Having linear leaves, as the Eryngium ligulæfolium: ligulifolious.
liguliflorate adj. /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɒrət/, /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɔːreɪt/, /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɒreɪt/, /ˌlɪɡjələˈflɔˌreɪt/
Brit. /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɔːrət/
, /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɔːrət//ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɒrət//ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɔːreɪt//ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɒreɪt/U.S. /ˌlɪɡjələˈflɔrət/
, /ˌlɪɡjələˈflɔrət//ˌlɪɡjələˈflɔˌreɪt/ΚΠ
1888 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Liguliflorate, same as Liguliflorous. Liguliflorous, applied to the corona of the Compositæ when it is entirely composed of ligulate florets.
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liguliflorous adj.
Brit. /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɔːrəs/
, /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈflɔːrəs/U.S. /ˌlɪɡjələˈflɔrəs/
(Latin flōr-, flōs flower)./ˌlɪɡjələˈflɔrəs/Categories »
ligulifolius adj.
Brit. /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/
, /ˌlɪɡjᵿlᵻˈfəʊlɪəs/U.S. /ˌlɪɡjələˈfoʊliəs/
(Latin folium leaf)./ˌlɪɡjələˈfoʊliəs/ liguliform adj.
Brit. /ˈlɪɡjᵿlᵻfɔːm/
, /ˈlɪɡjᵿlᵻfɔːm/U.S. /ˈlɪɡjələˌfɔrm/
(See -form comb. form2)./ˈlɪɡjələˌfɔrm/ΚΠ
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 312 Liguliform, When it [tongue] emerges from the labium, is short, flat, and not concealed within the mouth.
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 418/2.
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