lingulate

[ ling-gyuh-leyt ]

adjective

1. formed like a tongue; ligulate.

lingulate

/ ˈlɪŋɡjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

1. shaped like a tongue

   a lingulate leaf

Word History and Origins

Origin of lingulate¹

1790–1800; < Latin lingulātus tongue-shaped; lingula, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of lingulate¹

C19: from Latin lingulātus

Example Sentences

A minute central perforation of a crescentic form, the lower lip projecting, and the upper lip, lingulate in the middle, falling behind the lower.

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