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ligule

Noun

lig=ule

WORDNET DICTIONARY

ligule(n = noun.plant) - (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap;

ligule, n. [L. ligula, lingula, little tongue, dim of lingua tongue : cf. F. ligule.].

The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass. [1913 Webster]
A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain. [1913 Webster]

ligule, n. Bot. a narrow projection from the top of a leaf-sheath of a grass.

Etymology

L ligula strap, spoon f. lingere lick