LIGULA

Etymology

Noun

ligula (plural ligulas or ligulae)

A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects.

Source: Wiktionary


Lig"u*la, n.; pl. L. Ligulæ, E. Ligulas. Etym: [L., a little tongue. See Ligule.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: See Ligule.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under Labium, and Hymenoptera.] (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See Parapodium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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