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What (who) is ligule - definition
A MEMBRANOUS OR HAIRY APPENDAGE ON THE ADAXIAL/UPPER SURFACE OF A LEAF, AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN SHEATH AND BLADE, ESPECIALLY IN GRASSES
Ligulate; Ligules
Ligule
·noun A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae.
II. Ligule ·noun A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.
III. Ligule ·noun The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.
ligule
['l?gju:l]
¦ noun Botany a narrow strap-shaped part of a plant, especially a membranous scale on the inner side of the leaf sheath in grasses.
Derivatives
ligulate adjective
Origin
C19: from L. ligula 'strap'.
Ligule
A ligule (from "strap", variant of lingula, from lingua "tongue") is a thin outgrowth at the junction of leaf and leafstalk of many grasses (Poaceae) and sedges. A ligule is also a strap-shaped extension of the corolla, such as that of a ray floret in plants in the daisy family Asteraceae.
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Ligule
A ligule (from Latin: ligula "strap", variant of lingula, from lingua "tongue") is a thin outgrowth at the junction of leaf and leafstalk of many grasses (Poaceae) and sedges. A ligule is also a strap-shaped extension of the corolla, such as that of a ray floret in plants in the daisy family Asteraceae.
