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ligula
[ lig-yuh-luh ]
noun
, plural lig·u·lae [lig, -y, uh, -lee], lig·u·las.
- Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- Botany. ligule.
ligula
/ ˈlɪɡjʊlə /
noun
- entomol the terminal part of the labium of an insect consisting of paired lobes
- a variant spelling of ligule
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Derived Forms
- ˈligular, adjective
- ˈliguˌloid, adjective
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Other Words From
- ligu·lar adjective
- ligu·loid adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ligula1
C18: New Latin; see ligule
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Example Sentences
Paraglossa, par-a-glos′a, n. one of the two appendages of the ligula in insects.
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It contained a long ligula, a spathomele, a cyathiscomele, and a double olivary probe.
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Epilobe: of mentum in Carabidae, really corresponds to a partially divided ligula: a lateral appendage of a bilobed mentum.
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Papilla: a minute, soft projection: specifically the modified ligula in silk spinning caterpillars.
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Tubus: a term used to designate the corneous base of a ligula: the sheath of the tongue.
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