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Ligule

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Noun

1. ligule

(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ligule

see synonyms of ligule
noun
1. 
a membranous outgrowth at the junction between the leaf blade and sheath in many grasses and sedges
2. 
a strap-shaped corolla, such as that of a ray floret in the daisy

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Ligule

see synonyms of ligule
noun
1. 
a strap-shaped corolla in the flowers of certain composite plants
2. 
a thin membrane attached to a leaf of grass at the point where the blade meets the leaf sheath
3. 
any of various similar appendages on other plants

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ligule

see synonyms of ligule
n.
A straplike structure, such as the long flattened lobe of the corolla of a ray flower or a membranous or hairy appendage between the sheath and blade of a grass leaf.

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