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ligule
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ligule has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ligule, n. Bot. a narrow projection from the top of a leaf-sheath of a grass.
Etymology
L ligula strap, spoon f. lingere lick
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