lingulate

lin·gu·late

L0186700 (lĭng′gyə-lāt′)adj. Shaped like a tongue: lingulate petals.

[Latin lingulātus, from lingula, diminutive of lingua, tongue; see lingua.]

lingulate

(ˈlɪŋɡjʊˌleɪt) or

lingulated

adjshaped like a tongue: a lingulate leaf. [C19: from Latin lingulātus]

Thesaurus

Adj.

lingulate - shaped like a tongue tongue-shapedrounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

lingulate

[′liŋ·gyə‚lāt] (biology) Tongue- or strap-shaped.

lingulate

(lĭng′gyə-lāt′)adj. Shaped like a tongue: lingulate petals.

lingulate

(of plant structures) tongue-shaped.

lingulate

Synonyms for lingulate

adj shaped like a tongue

Synonyms

tongue-shaped

Related Words

rounded

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