Ligule

[ligju:l]

Definition

(noun.) (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap.

Typed by Deirdre--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass.

(n.) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae.

(n.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.

Edited by Faye

Definition

n. (bot.) the flat part of the leaf of a grass: a strap-shaped petal in certain flowers.—n. Lig′ula a tongue-like part or organ: in entomology a fleshy membranaceous or horny anterior part of the labium.—adjs. Lig′ular pertaining to a ligula; Lig′ulate (bot.) like a bandage or strap: composed of ligules.

Editor: Stanton