Definition of ligule
: a scalelike projection especially on a plant: such asa : a thin appendage of a foliage leaf and especially of the sheath of a blade of grassb : a ligulate corolla of a ray floret in a composite head
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Origin and Etymology of ligule
New Latin ligula, from Latin, small tongue, strap, from lingere to lick — more at lick
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