LIGULES

Noun

ligules

plural of ligule

Anagrams

• gullies

Source: Wiktionary


LIGULE

Lig"ule, n. Etym: [L.ligula, little tongue, dim of lingua tongue : cf. F. ligule.]

1. (Bot.) (a) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of leaf of grass. (b) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositæ.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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