ligule
lig·ule
noun \ˈli-(ˌ)gyül\Definition of LIGULE
: a scalelike projection especially on a plant: as a : a thin appendage of a foliage leaf and especially of the sheath of a blade of grass b : a ligulate corolla of a ray floret in a composite head
Origin of LIGULE
New Latin ligula, from Latin, small tongue, strap, from lingere to lick — more at lick
First Known Use: circa 1847
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