释义 |
lig·ule \ˈliˌgyül\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin ligula, from Latin, spoon; akin to Latin lingere to lick — more at lick 1. a. : a thin appendage of a foliage leaf; especially : one forming a membranous projection from the top of the leaf sheath of a grass b. : a ligulate corolla of a ray floret in a composite head c. : a membranous scale on the leaf above the sporangium in Selaginella and Isoetes d. : a scale associated with the ovule in Araucaria 2. : a lobe like a tongue on the parapodia of an annelid |