LIGULATE


Meaning of LIGULATE in English

ˈligyələ̇t, -yəˌlāt adjective

Etymology: Latin & New Latin ligula + English -ate

1. : shaped like a strap — used of the narrow flat corollas of the ray flowers in a composite plant

2. : furnished with ligules, ligulae, or ligulate corollas

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