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 vitae, ligroin, lig snail, ligula, ligulate, ligule, ligure, Liguria, Ligurian, Ligurian Republic, Ligurian Sea

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Example sentences from the Web for ligule

The ligule is a fringe of close-set hairs on an inconspicuous ridge.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
From Holcus it is easily distinguished by the sheaths, ligule and soft hairs of that genus.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward
Molinia also has a tuft of hairs instead of a ligule, and a split sheath, and its habit is different.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward
The ligule is a short thin membrane with very short cilia on the free margin.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

Sheath of the leaves usually more or less extended above the base of the blade into a scarious appendage (ligule).
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

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

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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.

单词	ligule
释义	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 vitae, ligroin, lig snail, ligula, ligulate, ligule, ligure, Liguria, Ligurian, Ligurian Republic, Ligurian Sea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ligule The ligule is a fringe of close-set hairs on an inconspicuous ridge. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar From Holcus it is easily distinguished by the sheaths, ligule and soft hairs of that genus. Grasses\|H. Marshall Ward Molinia also has a tuft of hairs instead of a ligule, and a split sheath, and its habit is different. Grasses\|H. Marshall Ward The ligule is a short thin membrane with very short cilia on the free margin. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar Sheath of the leaves usually more or less extended above the base of the blade into a scarious appendage (ligule). The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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