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ligulate |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ligulate \Lig"u*late\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated \Lig"u*la`ted\ (-l[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul['e]. See {Ligule}, and cf {Lingulate}.] 1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped. 2. Composed of ligules. {Ligulate flower}, a species of compound flower, the florets of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward the end with the base only tubular.
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